Before joining The American University in Cairo (AUC), Galal H. Galal-Edeen served as a professor of information systems engineering at the Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Cairo University. He has also served as visiting professor at the UCL Interaction Centre, University of London, and as visiting professor at AUC and Nile University. He carried out the role of Cairo University chair of innovation and the founder of the Cairo University Innovation Support Office.

Hanan M. Moussa received her BA degree in business administration in 1992, her MSc in computer science from The American University in Cairo (AUC) in 2001 and her PhD in information systems in 2010 from Cairo University.

Noah Farhadi has more than 27 years of experience in the automotive manufacturing and consumer goods sectors and in global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and strategy consulting firms.

Moataz Darwish is an Associate Professor of Practice at The American University in Cairo's (AUC) Onsi Sawiris School of Business and a former senior Shell executive. Darwish combines 25 years of his career in energy management with his academic and executive training experience, enabled by his academic credentials and practical experience.

Hoda El Kolaly is a visiting assistant professor of marketing at the Onsi Sawiris School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC). She earned her PhD in business management from the University of Nottingham, UK in 2018, her MBA and BSc from AUC in 2002 and 2006 respectively. She has taught various courses in universities in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, namely, Misr International University (MIU), The American University of Sharjah (AUS), and The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK).

Nourhan Eid is an assistant professor of finance. She received her PhD and MSc with distinction from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, where she also worked as a graduate Teaching Assistant. She is also an associate fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. Her research interest is Fintech and financial development, focusing on developing online lending marketplaces. She has presented her research at several international conferences.

Rim Chérif is an assistant professor with the Onsi Sawiris School of Business at the American University in Cairo. She received her PhD in financial engineering from the University of HEC Montréal in 2017 under the supervision of Hatem Ben Ameur and Bruno Rémillard. Her dissertation focused on pricing complex financial derivative securities under Lévy processes.

Tarek Ibrahim Eldomiaty is a professor of finance at The American University in Cairo (AUC). Eldomiaty holds a PhD in finance from The City University Cass Business School in London, the UK. Eldomiaty taught at master's and PhD programs at many international academic institutions such as the Australian National University (NGSM), The City University Cass Business School, University of Westminster, UAE University and University of Dubai. He served as the dean of the faculty of business at Misr International University.

Marina Apaydin is an associate professor of management at The American University in Cairo (AUC) with over a decade of teaching experience in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Wael Abdallah is an assistant professor of finance at The American University in Cairo (AUC) Onsi Sawiris School of Business, where he teaches at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His research focus areas include corporate finance, investment analysis, international finance, bank financial strength rating, credit risk management in financial institutions, and derivatives.