Alain Daou is an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship at the Olayan School of Business (OSB), Director of the Nature Conservation Center at the American University of Beirut, and co-chair of the SME impact initiative at Khaddit Beirut. 

His research focuses on alternative business models such as social entrepreneurship, circular economy, and business in times of crisis. 

In 2020, he was chosen as part of the #thinklist of racialized thinkers in responsible business, by the University of Bath’s Centre for Business, Organisation, and Society (CBOS).

In 2021 the SME impact initiative at Khaddit Beirut was recognized as an AACSB International Innovation That Inspires.