Charif Souki

Charif Souki

Charif Souki

Co-Founder and Chairman
Tellurian Investments

Charif Souki has served as a Director and Chairman of the Board of Tellurian Investments since February 23, 2016. He founded Cheniere Energy in 1996 and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President until December 2015.  Before joining Cheniere, Mr. Souki had over 20 years of independent investment banking experience in the energy industry and specialized in financing for small capitalization companies with an emphasis on the oil and gas industry.  He serves on the board of trustees of the American University of Beirut and as a member of the Advisory Board of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University.  Mr. Souki received a BA from Colgate University and an MBA from Columbia University.