Dr. Said A. Al-Shaikh has been the Chief Economist at National Commercial Bank since January 2000. In that capacity, he is charged with providing primary research and consultancy on the Saudi Economy to other Business Divisions at the Bank. His responsibilities include overseeing the preparation of financial and economic analysis of the different Saudi industries, besides the editing of the Market Review & Outlook, Saudi Economic Perspectives and several other publications. Prior to joining NCB in 1998, Dr. Al-Shaikh served as an assistant professor of Finance and Economics in the College of Industrial Management at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) for the period between 1993 and 1998. He held a number of assignments including serving as a principal researcher at the Research Institute of KFUPM.

In addition to working with KFUPM, he served as a part-time consultant for the Federation of the GCC Chambers of Commerce representing the Federation in several local and regional conferences. Said A. Al-Shaikh earned a Bachelor degree in Architectural Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, a Master degree in Public Policy and Planning from University of Oregon and a PhD in Economics from Cornell University.