Islam Zekry

Islam Zekry is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in senior leadership roles at CIB Egypt since January 2004, currently serving as Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Data Officer. Islam leads advanced analytics initiatives to enhance business value through AI and ML applications, while overseeing the bank's data warehousing and analytics infrastructure. As a Director of Business Analysis, Performance Measurement & Planning, Islam has driven organizational performance alignment with strategic goals and improved financial monitoring systems. Islam also holds a non-executive board position at NLB d.d. and previously served as Senior Management Accountant at CIT Private Equity Global Fund. Academic credentials include an MBA in International Business from The University of Chicago, a Ph.D. in Financial Mathematics from the University of Minnesota-Westbrook, and ongoing studies in Quantitative Finance from CQF Institute.