Kareem  joined the Board in July 2024 as an elected member then as an appointed member for the term 2026-28.  He is the proud father of three CAC students Mariam, a recent graduate pursuing Architecture at the University of Virginia; Noor, class of 2024; and Yousef class of 2029.  They relocated as a family to Egypt in 2021 from Vienna, Virginia, where they resided for the past 20 years.  Kareem spent the past 25 years in consulting and investments. He currently leads investments in payment companies globally for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) which is a member of the World...

Tarek  joined the Board of Trustees in July 2021 as an elected representative and then as an appointed member.  He is a proud CAC alumnus, class of '98 and the father of Alia class of 2033 and Omar class of 2028. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and began his career at Wells Fargo in the USA before joining Ahli United Bank and then venturing on his own.  He founded Kuwait Car General Trading in Kuwait where, after acquiring two little-known technology platforms, he was able as a hands-on CEO to develop them into the successes they are today: the...

Dalia is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Beltone Financial Holding (BTFH.CA) – a leading, full-fledged investment bank in the MENA Region. Khorshid boasts over 25 years of global experience in various leadership roles across the banking and financial sector, having advised on landmark transactions including private placements, investment strategies, and M&A deals in the region. Dalia’s career spanned the private and public sectors. She founded and chaired MASAR Financial Advisory and Eagle Capital for Financial Investment where she advised on fundraising, corporate...

Joined the Board in July 2021 as an elected community representative for a two year term 2021-23 and as an appointed member for the term 2024-25.  Dr. Galegher and her husband Omar Naguib, a CAC alumnus have three sons, Zane, Ali, and Taymour.  Dr. Galegher holds a Ph.D. in Comparative and International Education, graduate degrees in Middle East Studies and Secondary Education, and a B.A. in International Affairs. Her research focuses on international schools, internationalization and localization of curricula and policy, and teacher preparation and education for diverse and marginalized...

Maha is a long time CAC Board member and is the CAC Board Chair for the 2026-2027 academic year. She has 3 children who graduated from CAC. She is Professor of Leadership and Ethics at the American University in Cairo (AUC) and is the Founding Director of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women’s Entrepreneurship and Leadership Program. Recently, she was named as one of the most powerful 100 Arab women globally, one of the top 10 most powerful Women, and one of the top 50 best performing women in Egypt. At AUC she served as Associate Dean for research and graduate studies and as the Willard D. Brown...