Sarah Leah Whitson

Sarah Leah Whitson is the executive director of DAWN, a nonprofit organization cofounded by the late Jamal Kashoggi that advances democracy and human rights for the people of the Middle East and Africa.

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(L-R) H.E. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, Minister of Investment, Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia; Mayor Francis Suarez of Miami; and Kenneth C. Griffin, Founder & CEO, Citadel, sit on a panel together during the second day of the FII PRIORITY Summit held at the Faena Hotel on February 20, 2025, in Miami Beach

Opinion: The Hidden Dangers of Saudi Arabia’s Trillion-Dollar Investment Fund

By Sarah Leah Whitson