Dr. Eskandar Tooma served as executive board member and the Group Chief Financial Officer of Swiss listed Orascom Development Holding. Dr. Tooma sat on the boards of prominent EGX listed companies such as Madinat Masr for Housing and Development (2013-Present), Taaleem Management Services (2021-present), Telecom Egypt “TE” (2015-2017), Egyptian Resorts Company “ERC” (2009-2019), and Vodafone Egypt “VFE” (2015-2019). Furthermore, Dr. Tooma was a senior advisor to the Egyptian Capital Market Authority (from 2005-2007), as well as a member of a variety of committees including the EGX30 Index Committee (2006), Market Advancement Committee at the Egyptian Stock Exchange (2006), and a member of the Derivatives and Commodities Exchange Committee with the Ministry of Investments (2007). Privately, he has advised leading financial institutions including Qalaa Holdings, Beltone Financial Holding, and the Arab African International Bank. Dr. Tooma holds his BA in Business Administration from The American University in Cairo, a Master’s degree in International Economics, a Master’s degrees in Finance and Business Administration from Adelphi University in the United States, and a PhD in global trade from Brandeis University in the United States