Founder & CEO of Business Boosters, a strategy and corporate governance advisory firm serving clients across Egypt and the MENA region, with 22+ years of practitioner experience spanning banking, energy, fintech, media, technology, education and professional services across 16 countries.

Tax Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, with over 25 years of experience across government, international organizations, and private advisory roles, currently serving as an Independent Tax Advisor to multinational enterprises on international taxation and transfer pricing.

Led major tax reform initiatives across North and Western Africa as Tax Policy and Administration Consultant with the UN Economic Commission for Africa, and previously advised the Ministries of Finance in Kuwait and Egypt, and the OECD in Paris.

Holds an M.A. in Public Management and Taxation from Keio University, Japan, is pursuing a Ph.D. in Economics and Taxation at Cairo University, and holds the PMP® certification.

Over 20 years of experience in corporate governance, risk management, and internal audit, holding an MBA from BUE and LSBU London along with CFE, CIA, CIAP, GRCP, GRCA, QIA, and CBM designations.

Independent Board Member and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee at Roasty for Poultry Industries and Montana for Food Industries.

Advisory Board Consultant for corporate governance, risk management, and internal audit at EgyCash, Ahly Bank, and Misr Bank, and an accredited instructor at the Egyptian Institute of Directors, IFC, ARADO, and Jordan Institute of Directors.

Eighteen years of experience spanning KPMG advisory, chief audit executive roles, and independent board mandates across Egypt and the GCC.

Currently serves on the Audit and Governance Committee of Catalyst Partners Middle East and the Board Audit Committee of Thndr Technology Holding.

Holds the CIA, CISA, CRISC, and CFE designations, with an MBA in Corporate Governance from AASTMT.

Extensive background with Big 4 firms KPMG Egypt and KPMG Sudan in external audit and consulting, including audits of major groups such as El Sewedy Group and Kenana Group.

Manages internal audit and governance across Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Hassan Allam Holding, spanning automotive, construction, and real estate sectors.

Holds an MBA, and is certified as GRCP, IRMP, and IAAP, Holds DBA focused on Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control.

20 years of experience in internal controls, continuous risk assessment, and financial oversight, currently serving as Internal Audit Senior Director at the American University in Cairo (AUC).

Background spans PwC advisory, corporate financial analysis at a large corporation, and higher education governance, with high-stakes compliance and audit assignments delivered across North America, the Middle East, and Africa.

Mahmoud specializes in modernizing internal audit functions through GRC frameworks and continuous risk modeling to drive organizational excellence, and is a valued expert partner of Business Boosters.

Holds the CISA, AAIA (Advanced in AI Audit), and ISO 27001 Senior Lead Auditor certifications, with over 18 years of experience in IT audit, cybersecurity, governance, and risk assurance, including 10 years with PwC Egypt in Risk Assurance Services supporting clients across internal controls, IT risk, governance, and assurance engagements.

Currently serves as Head of IT/IS Audit and Acting Deputy Chief Audit Executive at the American University in Cairo, where she established the IT Audit function from the ground up and has led it for more than 8 years.

Contributes to the professional community through roles including Membership Director at ISACA Cairo Chapter, ISACA SheLeadsTech Ambassador, and Egypt Chapter Lead at Women in Mentoring.

More than 20 years running, restructuring, and growing family-owned and diversified groups across Egypt, the UK, and the GCC, including as CEO of Orientals Holding, one of the largest family offices in Egypt and the MENA region, and currently as COO of Astra Group.

Specializes in family business transformation, governance and operating model design, and capital readiness for transactions — separating ownership from management, professionalizing the executive layer, and building the reporting and disclosure needed to raise equity, attract investment, or withstand institutional due diligence.

Contributes at board level through non-executive and audit and risk committee service on listed and privately held boards, and holds executive education in Management from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and the Executive Development Program of the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.