Dr. Ahmed Kamaly graduated from the Department of Economics at the American University in Cairo (AUC) in 1991 and earned a Master’s degree in Economics from AUC in 1995. He went on to receive a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland at College Park in 2002. With extensive experience spanning academic, international, private, and public sectors, Dr. Kamaly has held a variety of prominent roles. He has served as a researcher at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, DC, and as a senior economist at Business & Technical Consultants Inc. (IBTCI). In Egypt, he was the research coordinator at the Economic Research Forum (ERF) and an advisor to the World Bank in Washington, DC. He also chaired the Department of Economics at AUC and served as the economic advisor to the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones of Egypt (GAFI). Dr. Kamaly's leadership roles include Director of the Egyptian National Focal Point for the OECD at the Ministry of Investment and Chief of the Economic Governance and Planning Section at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA). Most recently, he served as the Deputy Minister to the Minister of Planning and Economic Development until July 2024. His research interests encompass business finance, growth theory, applied econometrics, economic development, and monetary and fiscal policies.