Anwaar AlMahmeed is the co-founder of the East Chain Co. The East Chain Co. is an investment firm that was established in 2017 with the goal of investing in, developing, and implementing blockchain technology and other technology related to the digital assets space. The East Chain Open Hub (ECOH) is a conference focused on gathering people from around the world to discuss the exciting new opportunities offered by distributed technologies, as well as its risks and regulation.

Anwaar is the lead organizer of the ECOH Conference which had its first event in Kuwait on May 2018. Before founding the East Chain Co., Anwaar was product  development manager at Boursa Kuwait during its initial privatization phase. She started her career in the Kuwait Investment Authority’s training program in 2011, in which she interned at State Street’s Financial Securities department then later joined the Hedge Fund Department at the KIA.

During her 5 years at the KIA, Anwaar became an assistant investment manager of Hedge Funds, a board member of the National Technology Enterprises Company in Kuwait, and is a CFA Charterholder since 2015. Anwaar holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Kuwait University.