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Strategic Advisory Council

Strategic Advisory Council

The Baraka Strategic Advisory Council is a senior external advisory body providing non-binding strategic guidance across healthcare infrastructure, capital markets, governance, and principles-based investment. The Council supports disciplined, long-term strategy through informed perspective and institutional experience.
Council Members

Meet the Strategic Advisory Council

Dr. Main Alqudah
PhD, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Finance

Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Finance with over eighteen years of experience in Islamic economics, Sharia-compliant finance, and institutional governance. President and Co-Founder of Guidance College and member of the Resident Fatwa Committee of AMJA.

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Rushdi Siddiqui
JD, Global Islamic Finance Leader

Senior Islamic finance executive and former Global Director of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index. Founder and advisor across Islamic finance, sustainability, and Shariah-compliant capital development initiatives.

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Angela Borreggine
JD, Chair of Institutional Product Strategy & Ecosystem Integration

Senior asset management executive with over twenty years of experience in institutional fund structuring, product architecture, and governance. Former leader at Allianz Global Investors, WisdomTree, Virtus, and UBS, with oversight of more than forty investment funds.

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Members serve in a non-binding advisory capacity and do not participate in investment decisions.
Council Mandate

What the Council does

The Baraka Strategic Advisory Council is a senior external advisory body providing non-binding strategic guidance to Baraka Prosperity Partners across healthcare infrastructure, capital markets, governance, Islamic finance, and principles-based investment. The Council brings together leaders with deep experience in institutional finance, public policy, global markets, and sector-specific domains to broaden perspective, strengthen decision-making, and support disciplined long-term strategy.

Members serve in a non-binding advisory capacity and do not participate in day-to-day management, investment selection, or fiduciary oversight. Their role is to provide external perspective on emerging trends, cross-border opportunities, governance standards, and long-term risks relevant to the firm's activities.

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Emerging trends and cross-border opportunity

External assessment of macro developments in healthcare infrastructure, Islamic capital markets, and global governance frameworks as they relate to long-term positioning.

02

Governance standards and institutional rigour

Advising on governance architecture across the fund and  portfolio companies, with reference to international institutional standards and principles-based investment frameworks.

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Long-term risk identification

Identifying structural, regulatory, and reputational risks relevant to the firm's cross-border activities in GCC, Jordanian, and US healthcare and capital markets.

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Research and authored perspectives

Contribution to authored research papers, governance frameworks, and institutional commentary published through Baraka Insights.