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Eternal optimist
ADAM GEHA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
EG FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY LTD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
EG FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY LTD
From humble beginnings in war-torn Lebanon, EG Funds Management co-founder Adam Geha has built a life his younger self would envy - not to escape it, but rather in recognition of it all. Chloe Walker writes.