Mohamed Amersi is a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the Chairman of the Amersi Foundation, which supports initiatives in education, building cohesive societies, inclusive capitalism, governance and the futures agenda. The Foundation has also launched the Inclusive Ventures Group, a responsible profit, social impact investing platform that has invested in education, livelihood, health and waste management in Africa and Asia.

He is a Fellow of Brasenose College, University of Oxford, a prize winner of Said Business School’s EMBA Programme where he graduated with a distinction. Mohamed Amersi also chairs the Islamic Reporting Initiative.

As recognition for his transformational work in disseminating knowledge and showing inspirational leadership, especially in entrepreneurship and innovation, Mohamed Amersi was awarded a prize by the Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation.

Mohamed Amersi is also extensively engaged in bringing peace, prosperity and unity to the MENA region through diplomacy and dialogue by advising key stakeholders on foreign policy issues, conflict resolution, inclusion and tolerance.

He has authored several articles and commented on key current geopolitical issues involving the MENA region. He is a member of the Boards of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, the Eisenhower Fellows, the Global Advisory Council of the Wilson Centre and the International Advisory Council of the Centre for China and Globalisation where he also serves as a Senior Distinguished Middle East Fellow as well as a Senior Advisor.

Mohamed Amersi is also an international advisor to the Hefeng Foundation, has served on the Boards of Royal charities, academia, think tanks and business enterprises, public and private.