Salim Samaha is a New York-based Partner at Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock. He leads the GIP Transition Fund and serves as Chair of the firm’s Midstream and LNG sectors. He is a member of GIP’s Investment and Operating Committees and the BlackRock Global Operating Committee. Prior to joining GIP, Mr. Samaha was a senior banker in the Global Energy Group of Credit Suisse’s Investment Banking Division. He previously worked as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers in its Global Power and Project Finance Group. He currently serves on the boards of Rio Grande LNG and Columbia Pipeline. Mr. Samaha holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in finance and accounting from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He is a guest lecturer and member of McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management Expert Panel.