Leadership

The People Who Set the Standard

The people who work at Sovern Global share the vision and values of our community. We are driven by the idea that the best work comes from diplomacy, prosperity, and development.

Who We Are

Leadership That Lives the Values It Sets

Their job is to grow those values responsibly, sustainably, and inventively, and to keep the group scalable as it grows. Three practices hold that together.

  • Being Transparent

    Our leadership team does not withhold resources or make decisions in secret. They are clear about the vision and about what is expected, and they work to keep an environment where people can speak up, including when they disagree.

  • Being Authentic

    Authentic leaders are more approachable and less arrogant. The path there is not to push away difficult situations but to work through them, learn from them, and share what was learned with the team.

  • Being Reliable

    Reliability means actions match words. People should be able to count on fair treatment, particularly around growth opportunities and around the communities we serve. Nobody expects a leader to know everything, but people are entitled to know where they stand.

Our Leadership

A Family Enterprise, Led by Its Founders

Our leadership team brings years of experience leading corporate work in the financial industry, and each member contributes the market insight the group needs.

Alireza Arabi

Founder and Chairman of the Board

Alireza founded Sovern Global to bring a group of complementary businesses under one set of commitments. He chairs the board and leads on strategy, capital allocation, and the standards each company is held to.

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Mohammadreza Arabi

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Mohammadreza leads the group day to day, working with each company on operations, growth, and the delivery of the four programs. He is responsible for turning the board's strategy into results the portfolio can be measured on.

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Our leaders ask the best of themselves and their teams, every day.

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Join the Team

We are always interested in people who want to build businesses that answer to more than a balance sheet.