Charbel Bou Younes

Long / Short Equity Summer Analyst

Fundamental long/short equities investor covering Industrials, Technology, and Financials out of Citadel's London office.

Project Leader

Youngest Project Leader in BCG Middle East history, with three fast-track promotions in four years (Junior Associate to Project Leader) and a consistent top 3% ranking in the global cohort. Core member of the Healthcare and Principal Investors & Private Equity (PIPE) practice areas. Hiring manager: - Member of the undergraduate recruitment team - Primary evaluator for interns Selected project experience: - Directed a shared services restructuring for a healthcare conglomerate, delivering ~15% SG&A cost reduction - Redesigned the operating model of a leading GCC hospital with over 10,000 employees - Lead financial analyst on a ~$2B buy-side hospital acquisition, the largest strategic transaction in the GCC to date, building 5-year standalone and pro-forma DCF and trading comparables models

CEO Ambassador

Internal secondment to BCG's CEO office. Selected for a 12-person global team to define the firm's generative AI strategy. Built the commercial narrative and revenue framework to convert GenAI pilots into recurring contracts, and led upskilling sessions for 500+ Managing Directors on pricing models and market-entry initiatives.

Consultant - Student Consultant

Investor

Holding company - Real Estate | Food & Beverage | Pre-Seed Opportunities Founded a Sydney-based investment vehicle deploying private capital in real estate, retail businesses, and early-stage venture across Australia, the U.A.E., and Lebanon. - Achieved a 20% annual IRR on the real estate portfolio by establishing a shared services management team to centralize finance, audit, and operations - Raised a six-figure friends and family pilot fund to invest in public markets and generated a 24% annual IRR through fundamental equity selection before returning capital to investors