Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
Founder, Barjeel Art Foundation
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi wears many caps: he is an adjunct professor at Columbia University, columnist for The Financial Times, The Guardian and HuffPost, art collector and resident expert on Emirati culture. Al Qassemi is also the founder of Sharjah-based Barjeel Art Foundation, an independent initiative that contributes to the intellectual development of the art scene in the Arab region by building an impressive and easily accessible art collection in the UAE. Al Qassemi has been instrumental in leading the conversation about politics and art, and their influence on social media platforms like Twitter, where he has nearly half a million followers.