Amani Khaled Bouresli

Dr. Bouresli, formerly the Kuwait Minister of Commerce and the Minister of Planning and Development Affairs, has almost 31 years of experience in training, consulting and banking. Dr. Bouresli is the Chairperson of the IB Capital Board of Directors, and a member of the Ithmaar Holding Board of Directors.She is currently a Professor of Finance at Kuwait University’s College of Business Administration, and her research interests include Capital Markets Regulations, Corporate Governance and Strategic Planning. Dr. Bouresli is also a Member at the Board of Trustees at Kuwait Transparency Association for the Anti-Corruption Award for the Public Sector in Kuwait. Recently she earned the 2018 “Kuwaiti Economic Researcher Award” sponsored by the Central Bank of Kuwait. Also, she earned the Middle East Excellence Award in business administration and economics for her contributions toward the development of the capital market structure and regulation in Kuwait. She is the founder of the Governance Excellency Prize.Prior to her ministerial appointments, Dr. Bouresli was the Chairwoman and Founder of Capital Standards Rating Co., the first independent credit rating agency in Kuwait, from 2009 to 2011; a Board Member at Burgan Bank, Kuwait, from 2010 to 2011; and Head of the Capital Market Authority Project from 2006 to 2007. Dr. Bouresli, who has many published works in refereed journals as well as in specialised books and magazines, began her banking career at the National Bank of Kuwait in 1987, and her teaching career at Kuwait University in 1988.Dr. Bouresli holds a BC in Finance and Banking from Kuwait University, Kuwait; an MBA from Seattle University, USA; and a PhD in Finance from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, USA.