Advisory Board Members

Archeron is honoured by the acceptance of so many leaders of industries for being members of our global advisory board. This board has consistently guided Archeron Group over the past years in expanding our reach to various new markets and business segments.

Cyrus Hodes
He is the Executive Director, International Strategy at the AI Bank and Company’s Chief Impact officer. He has been a venture partner at FoundersX Ventures, Co-founder and Executive Director of the AI Initiative, within The Future Society incubated at Harvard Kennedy School.

He leads the Global Data Commons project, together with the UN Secretary General Executive Office, AI Commons and McKinsey’s Noble Purpose AI. He has served as the Advisor to the UAE Minister of Artificial Intelligence at the Prime Minister’s Office and a Senior Advisor to the Future Investment Initiative (of the Public Investment Fund).

Chuck Johnson
Mr. Johnson is the founder and Managing General Partner of Tano Capital, a California based family office and alternative asset management firm, with offices in Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai, Mauritius and San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Johnson was formerly co-president of Franklin Resources, Inc. He received his Master of Business Administration from Harvard University Graduate School of Business.

Preston l. Mcintyre
Preston is an executive professional with nearly two decades of experience working in diverse industries, providing valuable expertise to international businesses. He has worked with various types of organizations and has mastered the art of a workflow architecture and project management. He is the founder and principal for the HOLDING SPACE AD company where he manages the company’s international team of market intelligence experts for the MENA region and SE Asia. He is a senior advisor for EMAG GROUP and provide strategic growth advice for new markets and projects. He is co-founder and acts as advisor to many other international companies as well. At Archeron Group, he is director of strategic partnerships and creates strategic leads for corporate growth. He helps in discovering and nurturing relationships on behalf of the founder and responsible for due diligence to ensure synergy of partners.

Dr. Ruchi Dana
Dr Ruchi Dana is a qualified medical practitioner, who has transitioned successfully into a seasoned entrepreneur and Business Leader. Ruchi did her MD from JNMCH, AMU and her full-time MBA from Stanford University and is a SSGSA Scholar. Ruchi is currently the President, COO of Duluth Medical Technologies Inc, a Silicon Valley based Robotic Medical device startup. While still sitting on the board of her $500-million-a-year family business, Dana Group, Dr Ruchi Dana has managed to earn her MBA from Stanford and found three businesses: Jugaad, an on-demand last mile logistics provider in the UAE, Pik A Venture, a crowdfunding accelerator platform for South-East Asia and One Big Family, an app for the elderly. Ruchi has been recognized by Forbes Middle East as the “Next Generation Business Leader, Arab World” for 3 consecutive years 2017, 2018 and 2019. She has also been recognized by Campden Wealth as the “Women to Watch” in September’18 issue, and was conferred with the Yuva Ratna Award, 2018. Ruchi has also been recognized as “Top 75 Family Business Leaders” 2019 by Campden Research (UK).

Rida bin Mohammed Al-Haidar
Mr. Al-Haidar is the president of Saudi Arabia’s General Commission of Audiovisual Media. He is also a board member of Tihama Advertising and Public Relations Co. He has been an independent director at the company since March 2016, and a board member of Misk Foundation since March 2012. Mr. Al-Haidar holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and a master’s degree in Communication, Culture and Technology from Georgetown University.

Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan
Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan is the president of the Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronics and Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS), tasked with creating a world-class, first-of-its-kind public and private eSports federation, culture and infrastructure in the Kingdom. He is the founder of Saker Al Jazirah (SAJ), a Saudi Arabian company focused on recycling, waste management and environmental services within the Kingdom.