Cherine Chalaby
Trustee
Cherine Chalaby has extensive board experience, having served on nine different boards, including four as Chairman. His international career encompasses leadership roles in consulting, venture capital, banking, internet governance and social-media platforms. Between 2010 and 2019, he held key management positions at ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers), including Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Executive, Finance and Compensation committees, served on the committee that oversaw the expansion of new domain names, and the Governance committee. As Chairman, he led the development of the corporation’s five-year strategic plan (2021 – 2025). Between 2005 and 2011, he was Rasmala Bank’s Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Chairman of the Main Board and Chairman of its subsidiary in Egypt. During his tenure as Chairman, Rasmala expanded from its headquarters in the United Arab Emirates and became a regional bank for the Middle East, operating in asset management, corporate finance and institutional brokerage. Before that, he was with Accenture for 28 years, where he held key management positions, including Managing Partner of Accenture’s capital markets industry sector and Managing Partner of Accenture’s venture capital business in the EMEA, India and Latin America regions. As a senior partner, he was also a member of Accenture’s global executive committee.