Eng. Ennis Rimawi
Founder and Managing Partner - Catalyst Private Equity

Catalyst is the Arab region’s first specialized Energy and Water Technology Fund. Catalyst’s current portfolio ranges from solar solutions companies to specialized oil/gas efficiency tools companies including advisory work with Saudi Aramco on commercialization of advanced oil/gas efficiency technologies. Over the past 17 years Ennis’ focus has been on technology business building, turnarounds, manufacturing, and investment structuring in the US and MENA region. He is the founder of ONEWORLD Software Solutions and led the subsequent turnaround of Estarta Solutions, which is partially owned by Microsoft and Cisco. During this period Ennis also led several private equity investment transactions from both the “sell side” and the “buy side”.
Ennis is the Chairman of Millennium Energy Industries, X3M International, and Omni Oil Technologies, and the Vice-Chairman of Estarta Solutions.
Additionally he is a founder of NetCorps (NGO) and the MIT Arab Alumni Association, and a member of the YPO, YAL, and Young Global Leaders.
Ennis is a graduate of MIT’s Leaders for Manufacturing Fellows Program. BS in Eng. Systems (’91) MIT, a MS in Environmental Eng (’96) MIT, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management (’96).

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