Johnny Ayoub
Partner, Head of Energy and Natural Resources, IMEA
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Johnny is the head of the Energy and Natural Resources Practice for the India, Middle East and Africa region.

With 20 years of management consulting experience, he brings deep expertise in utilities, environment, food security, agriculture, and infrastructure. Johnny is a specialist in transformation and restructuring programs at both national and corporate levels, emphasizing a collaborative approach to tackle increasingly urgent and complex challenges alongside his clients.

Johnny has played a key role in advancing climate and sustainability initiatives across the region. His recent work focuses on helping regional policymakers and semi-government entities to set and execute strategies that foster socio-economic development and national resilience. At the same time, he supports efforts to preserve and enhance local ecosystems, guiding the region’s path towards mitigating climate change.

Environmental concerns must become a key part of the strategy in every industry, across public and private sectors — this can be accelerated through better awareness of both environmental risks and opportunities at the board of directors level, as well as through regulatory action

Fluent in English, Arabic, and French, Johnny has a background in business and industrial engineering and is deeply committed to the sustainability of natural resources and the environment. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master of Science in Operations Research from the London School of Economics, equipping him with a unique perspective that balances business objectives with regulatory requirements and green economy targets.

In his free time, Johnny enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, skiing, and managing his apple farm in Lebanon. His experience as a farmer has given him a firsthand understanding of challenges such as market dynamics and weather variability.