Founders

The eighteen who started it.

Executives, investors, consultants and public servants who answered the 2014 call and built the association. Roles as recorded at the time of joining, unless updated since.

Abdellatif Olama

Founding member

Chairman of the t20 Board of Trustees. Chairman of JumiaPay Egypt, with a background across technology, entrepreneurship and consulting.

Ahmed AboDoma

Founding member

Former CEO of Global Telecom Holding, and former MD and CEO of banglalink, Global Telecom's mobile operator in Bangladesh.

Ahmed El Sisi

Founding member

Member of the Egyptian Judiciary and former Counselor at the Egyptian State Council, where he advised the Supreme Administrative Court in cases concerning trade and investment.

Ahmed El Hakeem

Founding member

Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers and co-founder of Maverick Consulting, a consulting firm offering solutions in the industrial sector.

Ahmed Saad

Founding member

Former Financial Planning and Budgeting Director at National Real Estate Company (Kuwait). Previously at NBK, IDB and the International Leasing and Investment Company.

Ahmed Tantawy

Founding member

International executive at Vodafone with years of cross-functional experience in mobile telecommunications and adjacent technology sectors.

Aly Wally

Founding member

Expert in investment analysis, strategy development and project management, with around 15 years' experience at McKinsey & Company, Shell International and others.

Ashraf Ghazaly

Founding member

CEO of Ayady Investment and Development Co. and former VP of Business Development and Strategic Planning at Palm Hills Developments.

Gamal Guemeih

Founding member

Co-founder of Springboard Investment Management Ltd. Previously at EFG Hermes Private Equity and the investment banking division of HC Securities & Investment.

Hanazada Abou Youssef

Founding member

Senior Associate at Ahead of the Curve. Freelance consultant for corporations in Madrid, Lisbon and Cairo, with advertising experience at PepsiCo.

Heba Ali

Founding member

Senior Entrepreneurship Advisor at Mercy Corps Egypt. Previously a consultant on business model innovation with IBM.

Hoda El Enbaby

Founding member

Researcher at the Economic Research Forum. Previously an economist at Beltone Financial.

Ibrahim Youssef

Founding member

Founder of Onyx Capstone Consulting and Director at OMEGA Capital. Five years as a consultant at Booz & Company.

Karim Nour

Founding member

Corporate Officer and Partner at Tarek Nour Holdings, Egypt's premier advertising, media, marketing communications and broadcasting firm.

Mariam Georges

Founding member

Partner at Mamiba Hotel Supplies, the leading hotel amenities supplier in the MENA region, with experience across scientific research, oil and gas, consumer products and process engineering.

Mehtab Labib

Founding member

Group Strategic Finance and Analysis Director at GB Auto. Previously with PwC, Sama Dubai, the international real-estate investment arm of Dubai Holding, and AIG.

Mohamed Dababy

Founding member

Chief Executive Officer of Novo Nordisk Egypt, a healthcare company and world leader in diabetes care.

Riad Armanious

Founding member

CEO of Eva Pharma, one of the leading and fastest-growing pharmaceutical manufacturers in the MENA region.