Hani El-Chaarani is a professor of finance management and financial consultant in many public institutions and family firms. He holds a Ph.D in Business Administration from the University of Bordeaux-IV (France), MSc in Business Administration from the IAE-Bordeaux (France) and MSc in Finance and Accounting from the Lebanese University. In addition, he holds a Rural and Economic Development diploma from Illinois University-USA, Excellence in Teaching diploma from Illinois University-USA and Crisis Economic Leadership Diploma from London Business School-UK.

He is a charted accountant and visiting professor at various universities, research centers and international organizations. He is the head of Business School at Beirut Arab University. He published close to 50 scientific works in high ranked journals and international conferences. He is a reviewer in several ranked journal and he is leading the IBERA (International Business and Economic Research Academy).