Our Committees

Investment Committee

  • Julia Middleton - Chair
    • Founder and Chief Executive of Common Purpose Charitable Trust
  • Dr. Laila Iskander
    • Founding Member at CID Consulting and Egypt's former Minister for Environmental Affairs
  • Lady Plumbly
    • Patron of the Levantine Foundation and chair of the Wissa Wassef Trust
  • Mark Huang
    • Director of Economic Development for the city of Providence, Rhode Island
  • Matthew Courey
    • Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager at AlbaCore Capital
  • Dr. Barbara Ibrahim
    • Founding Director of the John D. Gerhart Centre for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement at the American University in Cairo
  • Cynthia J. Oakes
    • Worked at Salomon Brothers, Morgan Guaranty Ltd, and Morgan Stanley
  • Alfred Kettaneh
    • Owner at Konsult Sarl 

Finance Committee

  • Charlotte Boyle - Chair
    • Non-Executive Director, Coca-Cola HBC AG
  • Siham Bortcosh
    • Charity Advisor and Interim Finance Director
  • Dr. Laila Iskander
    • Founding Member at CID Consulting and Egypt's former Minister for Environmental Affairs
  • Laura Stojcevic
    • Executive Director, Goldman Sachs

Fundraising Committee

  • Lubna S. Olayan - Chair
    • CEO and Deputy Chairman of Olayan Financing Company
  • Amanda Scott
    • Director of Development at Latymer Upper School, London
  • Sherif Foda
    • CEO of National Energy Services Reunited 

Nominations Committee