IN SHORT

Bahrain Economic Development Board CE Khalid Al Rumaihi took his father’s advice and carved his own path in life—a path that just happens to include shaping a brighter future for Bahrain. “What I’m doing is unleashing potential,” he says of the spectacular record of foreign direct investment he’s helped attract in recent years. “I unleash potential and that makes an impact. I love that. I love the challenge, and I love meeting it.”