Beyond standard.

We’re a global consultancy and executive educator that enables businesses and individuals to grow, sustain and change.

Who we are

A unified team with a shared strategic vision.

We are a consultancy and executive education institution dedicated to empowering businesses and individuals to achieve sustainable growth, navigate transformative change and build enduring organizational resilience.

Our approach is distinguished by the integration of customized, multidisciplinary expertise with a genuine appreciation for the cultural landscapes in which our clients operate. With a presence across 4 offices spanning 12 countries, we bring both global perspective and local intelligence to every engagement.

Iyad Abi Rafeh, General Manager
Dr. Omar Shehadeh, Academic Director
12Partner countries across the region and beyond
Our mission is simple yet powerful — develop people, strengthen organizations, and create a better future.
The IFS mission
Mission & vision

Enhancing your business through people, not just process.

Through consultancy services and education program design, our focus is on enhancing your business. We believe that’s only achieved by:

  • Working continuously on ideas for growth
  • Attending to your customers’ behaviour and how it changes
  • Growing your people’s skills, every day

Develop people

Executive programs that build real, measurable capability in leaders and teams.

Strengthen organizations

Consulting that improves structures, processes and decision-making from the inside.

Create a better future

Sustainable growth that outlasts the engagement — for clients, people and communities.

Our values

The principles behind every engagement.

Diversity

We embrace varied perspectives, backgrounds and cultures as catalysts for innovation and sustained growth.

Customer satisfaction

We strive to be a trusted, reliable strategic partner — dedicated to our clients’ needs and long-term prosperity.

Passion

A genuine passion for our brand, our partners, our clients and the people who make up our team.

Quality

Our greatest strength resides in the caliber and commitment of the people we work with.

Employee growth

We invest in the professional development and long-term potential of every individual in our organization.

Excellence

Continuous improvement, rigorous evaluation and adaptive innovation — excellence as a standard, not an aspiration.

Our reach

Working with organizations across every major sector.

From national oil companies to telecom operators, hospitals, banks and ministries — our team has delivered where the stakes are high.

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Petroleum, petrochemicals & heavy industries

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Telecom operators & service providers

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Medical centers & healthcare

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Banks & financial institutions

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Government bodies & official entities

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International organizations

Trusted experience

Experience across leading regional & global organizations.

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ChevronChevron
ExxonMobilExxonMobil
ShellShell
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Ma’adenMa’aden
ZainZain
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QNBQNB
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Byblos BankByblos Bank
American University of BeirutAmerican University of Beirut
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