About me

Daniel Delati is a Management Advisor who helps leaders identify what is actually blocking progress and build the structures and discipline required to move forward. With 20+ years across the private sector, government, and civil society, he integrates their distinct logics to solve complex challenges. His approach is grounded in Islamic leadership principles, applied as practical governance disciplines. He is a proud son, father, and husband, and lives in Tripoli, Lebanon.

Daniel's career began in the United States, where he spent eight years in retail, sales management, and financial services, building the commercial discipline, client management skills, and institutional understanding that would later inform his advisory practice. Working across Fortune 500 companies, including Wells Fargo, Lumen Technologies, and Principal Financial Group, he developed an early fluency in private sector performance cultures that few advisors with regional backgrounds share.

Returning to the Levant, Daniel turned his focus to entrepreneurship and small business development — working directly with founders, owners, and leadership teams across hundreds of startups and SMEs to uncover what was blocking growth and build realistic strategies for moving forward. This work gave him an understanding of organisational resistance to change and the specific challenges of scaling businesses in complex, resource-constrained environments.

That foundation led to a decade of institutional leadership in the humanitarian and development sectors. In roles with International development organizations, he led country-wide programs exceeding $50 million, managing multi-stakeholder delivery across one of the most politically volatile and operationally complex environments in the region. It is where his understanding of leadership under pressure, governance in fragile institutions, and the gap between strategic intent and operational reality was built — not theorised.

Daniel currently advises executives, government officials, and institutional leaders across the private sector, government, and civil society in the Levant and GCC. He has advised over 100 organisations, supported 500+ businesses and SMEs, and worked with leadership teams managing portfolios exceeding $100 million.

Executive Advisory

Executive Advisory