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Freydoon Khoie

Chairman

Freydoon is the founder and chairman of the Board with over forty years of experience in real estate investment, property development, manufacturing, private banking and an accomplished author. Freydoon spent fifteen years in the United States, his favorite country, plus seven years in Singapore and East Asia and now twenty years in Dubai and much of West Asia. A born entrepreneur with extensive knowledge and experience in corporate strategy, operations, technology, and equities management in major markets like New York, London, and Tokyo.

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Alex C. Root

President & Board member

Alex is a born entrepreneur and high achiever heading our U.S operations. He previously spent 10 years at real estate private equity sector. At the time he was an Executive Director in a Private Wealth Management Group in Hong Kong and prior to this, Alex spent twelve years in operations, technology, and equities management in New York, London, and Tokyo. Alex is an accomplished Jet pilot and holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Fordham Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Fairfield University.

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Vincent Loh

Board member

Vincent Loh is the CEO of the Singapore based CPG International. He spearheads CPG’s oversees activities across the globe with a focus on international business and has forged strong client relationships in China, West Asia, India, Sri Lanka, North Asia, ASEAN. As a registered Professional and Chartered Civil Engineer with more than three decades of experience involved in diverse projects from super high-rise towers to complex chemical, micro-electronics, pharmaceutical and complex civil engineering infrastructure projects in Singapore and internationally that included acquisitions and development of real estate assets in Singapore, West Asia, China, and Japan in the opportunistic funds is a great asset to the KFO board. Vincent is also focusing on investment and development opportunities with Asian funds on Countries along the Belt and Road.




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Dr. Mark S. Pfeiffer

Board member

Dr. Pfeiffer began his professional career as a trial lawyer before moving to West Asia to serve as Editor of The International American magazine published in Dubai, UAE. A lifelong student of Iran and fluent in the Persian language, he traveled extensively in Iran. He was interviewed by a national Iranian TV news station and has appeared on Iranian Christian satellite TV broadcasts. Upon return to the US, he obtained a Master of Arts in Islamic Studies and founded The Christian Institute of Islamic Studies to train students at Christian colleges and universities in all aspects of Islam and fruitful interaction with Muslims. He served as an Adjunct Professor of Islamic Studies for a number of years. Dr. Pfeiffer has published two books on Islam and is preparing two more books for publication. He is a specialist in Islamic Terrorism, has spoken at Homeland Security conferences, and is a guest on local San Antonio news stations to provide analysis when there is breaking news from the West Asia region. He and his wife Susan direct a non-profit organization caring for the needs of refugees and displaced persons throughout the world, including many countries in West Asia.




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Susan Pfeiffer

Board Member

Susan Pfeiffer has many years’ experience as an International Corporate Training & Operations Director, responsible for writing, directing, and serving as the talent in corporate training videos. She was responsible for program development and training rollouts for an international business with 300 branches in 70 countries. She is a specialist in andragogy (adult learning) and is a sought-after business consultant. In addition to the United States, she has lived in Guatemala, is fluent in Spanish, and has led many humanitarian aid teams to Guatemala. Upon marrying Mark in 2016, she helped transform The Christian Institute of Islamic Studies into Reach, Teach, Love International, a full-time humanitarian aid organization focusing on refugees and displaced persons. Among West Asian countries, she and Mark have served together in Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Israel, and Palestine. In the United States, they have spearheaded local and national efforts at caring for the Afghan refugees that flooded the country after the Taliban takeover in 2021. They also speak and train on cross-cultural interaction and understanding.