Mazen Ghassan Pharaon

Mazen Pharaon is an experienced technology and banking professional currently serving as the Chief Digital Officer at Riyad Bank since December 2020 and as the Vice Chairman and co-founder of 1957 Ventures and Jeel. Mazen also holds the position of Vice Chairman at Efigence and has significant experience as a Partner at Deloitte Consulting until December 2020. Previous roles include Chief Technology Officer at Samba Financial Group and IT Infrastructure Director at Alinma Bank, where Mazen contributed to the establishment of the bank's technology team. Early career highlights include managing the SPAN network at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency and working as a Network Engineer at Siemens AG. Mazen holds a Bachelor of Computer Science in Computer Engineering from King Saud University.