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 memberChairman of the t20 Board of Trustees. Chairman of JumiaPay Egypt, with a background across technology, entrepreneurship and consulting.
Ahmed AboDoma
Founding memberFormer CEO of Global Telecom Holding, and former MD and CEO of banglalink, Global Telecom's mobile operator in Bangladesh.
Ahmed El Sisi
Founding memberMember 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 memberConsultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers and co-founder of Maverick Consulting, a consulting firm offering solutions in the industrial sector.
Ahmed Saad
Founding memberFormer 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 memberInternational executive at Vodafone with years of cross-functional experience in mobile telecommunications and adjacent technology sectors.
Aly Wally
Founding memberExpert in investment analysis, strategy development and project management, with around 15 years' experience at McKinsey & Company, Shell International and others.
Ashraf Ghazaly
Founding memberCEO of Ayady Investment and Development Co. and former VP of Business Development and Strategic Planning at Palm Hills Developments.
Gamal Guemeih
Founding memberCo-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 memberSenior Associate at Ahead of the Curve. Freelance consultant for corporations in Madrid, Lisbon and Cairo, with advertising experience at PepsiCo.
Heba Ali
Founding memberSenior Entrepreneurship Advisor at Mercy Corps Egypt. Previously a consultant on business model innovation with IBM.
Hoda El Enbaby
Founding memberResearcher at the Economic Research Forum. Previously an economist at Beltone Financial.
Ibrahim Youssef
Founding memberFounder of Onyx Capstone Consulting and Director at OMEGA Capital. Five years as a consultant at Booz & Company.
Karim Nour
Founding memberCorporate Officer and Partner at Tarek Nour Holdings, Egypt's premier advertising, media, marketing communications and broadcasting firm.
Mariam Georges
Founding memberPartner 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 memberGroup 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 memberChief Executive Officer of Novo Nordisk Egypt, a healthcare company and world leader in diabetes care.
Riad Armanious
Founding memberCEO of Eva Pharma, one of the leading and fastest-growing pharmaceutical manufacturers in the MENA region.