Naja

Khaled Naja is a globally recognized C-Suite executive with cross-industry expertise in private equity infrastructure, capital planning, commercial development, construction management, asset optimization, and infrastructure operations. Khaled offers strategic insight and leadership on infrastructure and development worldwide.

Khaled’s commitment to diversity and inclusion has been integral to his successful leadership teams. His embracement and celebration of cultural, religious, gender, and social differences in the workforce and community have allowed for documented Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) successes. Khaled is sought after for his global transformative leadership, strategic counsel, passion for sustainable growth and technical advisory services.

Having been a private and public sector executive with critical leadership experience, Khaled has established a reputation for delivering technically complex and managerially challenging infrastructure and development programs. He is known to thrive in meeting tight deadlines and constrained budgets. His career portfolio includes current ceo of Cruise Terminals International (CTI) which owns, develops and manages cruise port infrastructure throughout the world. Khaled also held executive roles at two of the top three busiest airports in the world and 14 international and domestic development programs at different stages of progress.

Innovation has been a lifelong core value, evident in Khaled’s enabling of resiliency transformation through digital strategies. He is also a trendsetter in the transportation ecosystem, integrating digital towers to optimize operational efficiencies. His successes are frequently studied and replicated by others as he continues to develop human-centric enhancements to push the envelope.

Khaled was honored as one of Engineering News Record’s (ENR) Top 25 Newsmakers in 2021 for innovation in modular terminal construction, a first-of-its-kind maneuver, which resulted in a paradigm shift in airport terminal development. The tangible outcome of this market disruption was significant schedule, budget savings and minimizing impacts on operations.