Ahmed W Ismail is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in investment banking and fintech. Currently serving as a Senior Advisor at Arthur D. Little and as a Co-Founder and Board Member at HAYVN, a regulated institutional virtual assets fintech, Ahmed also holds the position of Director at AC Holding Limited and Co-Founder at FluidAI, which focuses on enhancing digital asset market access through AI. Recent academic involvement includes a fellowship at I-X, Imperial College London’s AI initiative. Previous roles encompass leadership positions at Jefferies LLC, FGB, and Bank of America, where Ahmed specialized in M&A and capital raising across the MENA region. Ahmed holds an MEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London.