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1 Dina H. Sherif 21 El Andalus St., 2nd floor Roxy, Heliopolis Cairo, Egypt (20122) (cellular) Summary of Qualifications Nearly twenty years of international and regional experience in integrated community development, nonprofit management, corporate sustainability management (including economic, environmental and social performance of organizations), social entrepreneurship, strategic philanthropy, strategic planning, the design of public awareness campaigns, monitoring and evaluation, program design, capacity building, access to capital and socio-economic research. My experience has made me uniquely qualified to develop and achieve targeted institutional objectives with a high degree of integrity, commitment, foresight and leadership. Education 1999 American University in Cairo Cairo, Egypt Major: Political Science International Relations, Minor: Development Studies! Bachelor of Arts (BA) GPA: American University in Cairo Cairo, Egypt Major: Economic Development Studies! Master of Arts (MA) GPA: 3.9 Dissertation Title: The Enhancement of Development through Human Rights: The Case of Health in Ghana Research and Publications - Contributing author, 7 country study on Trends in Responsible Business and Social Entrepreneurship in the Middle East, Lead Authour, UNDP Egypt Business Solutions for Development Report, January The Role of Entrepreneurship in Building a Better Egypt, Policy Brief, Middle East Institute, Contributing Author, Global Philanthropy, The Case of the Arab Foundations Forum and the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, MF Publishing, Business Elites In the Middle East: An Emerging Class of Change Makers, Gerhart Center Working Paper Series, (March 2009) - Co- Editor, From Charity to Change: Trends in Arab Philanthropy, AUC Press, Author of chapters covering Jordan, the UAE and co-author of the Conclusion (January 2008).

2 - Social Responsibility: A Framework for Action, Gerhart Center short paper series, (November 2007). - MA thesis: The Enhancement of Development through Human Rights: the Case of Health in Ghana (2004). Employement and Consultancies January Present, Ahead of the Curve, Cairo, Egypt Founding Partner and CEO! Responsible for Organizational Development and Quality Control! Responsible for direct technical oversight and supervision! Responsible for Business Development! Responsible for the creating of the first of its kind regional fund to support equity financing of early stage social businesses.! Responsible for Fundraising and Business Development! Responsible for design and development of new training programs such as The Impact Training Program for Social Entrepreneurs and Happiness in the Work Place Key serviced clients include: Aramex International, Abraaj Capital, UNDP, Mansour Group, Silatech, PepsiCo, Vodafone Egypt, Dana Gas, Karachi Electricity Supply Company, GIZ, Emaar, among others. July 2015 Present, American University in Cairo, School of Business, Egypt Associate Professor of Practice, Holder of the Willard Brown Chair for International Business Leadership Founding Director, Center for Entrepreneurship! Under Graduate Courses Taught: Business Ethics and Social Entreprneurship! Responsible for overall strategy design and execution for the Center for Entrepreneurship! Responsible for fundraising and business development November 2012 December 2014, Silatech, Doha, Qatar Senior Advisor! Responsible for designing organization s strategy on youth civic engagement! Responsbile for helping to design national youth strategies and identify opportunities for job creation! Responsible for identifying strategic partners September 2007 December 2012, El Sayed Foundation, London, UK Strategic Advisor! Responsible for providing strategic assistance to the Managing Director on issues related to governance and overall management.

3 ! Responsible for establishing local partnerships between the Foundation and organizations in Egypt, Jordan and the UAE. April 2006 December 2011, The John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt. Associate Director December, 2011, Senior Advisor from January 2012 present! Responsible for managing Gerhart Center staff, programs and events as agreed with the Director.! Responsible for fundraising and business development.! Responsible for the management of all grants and gifts.! Assists in identifying and achieving strategic objectives.! Responsible for the promotion of civic engagement on university campuses in the Arab region, with a special focus on AUC.! Participated in committees and task forces designed to promote and enhance the Center's goals, objectives and activities.! Acted as liaison with the community, students, faculty, and administration in facilitating community-based partnerships and programs.! Directed all research and actively conduct studies relevant to goals/services of the Center.! Responsible for working with businessmen in designing strategies for establishing their own foundations and how best to socially invest their money. May 2008 November 2008 and July 2011 May 2012, Abraaj Capital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Technical Consultant! Advised on sustainability practices for the Firm and its portfolop! Assisted in the development of all Corporate Sustainability strategies with a special focus on corporate giving for Abraaj Capital! Designed an Ethical Framework for Investment to guide the work of Abraaj Capital and all of their Portfolio Companies.! Drafted 2010 and 2011 GRI Sustainability Report! Designed a system for monitoring sustainability practice of portfolio companies January 2008 May 2008, Office of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Technical Consultant! Assisted in fundraising for education initiatives coming out of HMQ Rania s office.! Provided support for research and strategy initiatives in the field of public-private partnerships for education. June 2007 June 2008, Kingdom Foundation, Saudi Arabia

4 Technical Consultant! Responsible for carrying out organizational assessments for NGOs seeking donor assistance from the Kingdom Foundation. July 2006 September 2006, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), MENA Region, Cairo, Egypt Short Term Consultant! Assisted in the design of several projects for South East Asia! Revised and edited several regional reports October 2003 April 2006, FINTECS Consultants (Financial Technical Consulting Services, a consultancy firm specialized in providing Technical Assistance in areas related to rural development in sub-saharan Africa), Cairo, Egypt Deputy Director of Projects! Responsible for the overall management and monitoring of ongoing projects in Sub Saharan Africa.! Provision of support to project teams with regards to the implementation of their work.! Business Development! Proposal Writing January 2005 March 2005, National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, Cairo, Egypt. Short Term Consultant Coordinator for the MENA Regional Consultation for the UN Study on Violence against Children.! Assisted in the coordination of preliminary logistical preparations required for the Consultation.! Assisted in carrying out background research for the Regional Action Plan on Violence against Children. December 12, 2004 December 31, 2004, FINTECS Consultants, Cairo, Egypt Short Term Consultant Final Evaluation of the Women Action Facility Project in Fayoum, Egypt (Implemented by the Institute of Cultural Affairs, Middle East and North Africa and funded by the Embassy of the Netherlands).! Assisted in designing necessary surveys to be distributed amongst beneficiaries.! Assisted in the organization and implementation of several focus group discussions ad semi structured interviews.! Assisted in data collection and data analysis.! Responsible for the production of the Final Evaluation Report. May 1, 2004 August 15, 2004, FINTECS Consultants, Cairo, Egypt. Short Term Consultant - Feasibility Study for the Development of Agriculture in Zanzibar, Tanzania (Financed by the Arab Bank for Economic Development).! Responsible for the overall design of 27 project/program ideas into detailed program designs following the logical framework approach to program design.! Ensured that gender, poverty alleviation and food security were cross cutting factors in all of the

5 proposed projects submitted to the Government.! Assisted in the development of a comprehensive Strategic Plan for the Development of Agriculture in Zanzibar, Tanzania.! Assisted Team Leader in the completion of the Final Report! Organized a Workshop presenting the results of the Study for government officials and key stakeholders. July 02 - October 03 Institute for Cultural Affairs, Middle East and North Africa (ICA- MENA) Monitoring and Evaluation Unit Manager! Responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of all projects implemented by ICA, which is inclusive of direct contact with a series of Community Development Associations (CDAs), and members of the community to assess project impact. Projects cover the areas of micro credit, gender, capacity building, education, and volunteerism.! Identification of key impact indicators for all projects! Provide support to Branch Offices and field workers with regards to the implementation of necessary monitoring systems.! Make necessary programmatic changes to enhance the overall implementation of projects.! Assist in program design Nov. 01 July 2002 Environmental Quality International (EQI), Cairo, Egypt Information and Communication Specialist! Design projects and develop proposals! Research and research analysis! Monitoring and evaluation of projects that I was billed on! Business Development locate projects that EQI could provide services to.! Training and capacity building activities specifically with regards to media NGOs in the Arab States Region.! Organization of workshops and conferences April. 01 Nov. 01 Environmental Quality International (EQI), Cairo, Egypt Short Term Consultant Information and Knowledge Management Project, Urban Management Programme, Arab States Region (UMP-ASR)! Developed a website for the UMP-ASR ( Assisted in the development of a knowledge management strategy for the Arab States Region.! Consolidated all available information on UMP-ASR projects into a more simplified and concise format. Nov. 00 June 01 American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt Research Assistant, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Former Vice President of the World Bank, Distinguished Visiting Professor! Researched issues pertaining to water, agriculture and food security, urbanization and

6 housing, empowerment and microfinance, biotechnology, culture and development, education and health in addition to the long-term dynamics of population and environment.! Assisted in the development of a book being written by Dr. Serageldin. July 00 February 01 Sainsbury s Egypt, Cairo, Egypt Research Analyst, Strategy Department! Researched the economic and political background of key Arab states.! Developed an overall strategy for Sainsbury s expansion into the rest of the Arab world. Dec. 99 Nov. 00 Environmental Quality International (EQI), Cairo, Egypt Assistant to Head of Information and Press Relations Department! Designed and implemented a series of public awareness campaigns in the areas of solid waste management, energy efficiency, protection of the red sea and gender mainstreaming in development.! Designed and organized capacity building activities for Egyptian media representatives working in the fields of environment and development.! Developed several press releases with regards to the work at hand.! Helped in the design and layout of several publications. Fellowships, Awards and Board Membership! Board Member, Smart Care Medial Services! Board Member, Tawseela Transportation Solutions! Board Member, EducateMe! Board Member, Ruwwad Egypt! Board Member, Nakhweh! Eisenhower Fellowships Fellow, Global Women s Leadership Program, 2015! Fellow, Middle East Task Force, New America Foundation, Washington, DC, 2014! Recipient of 2015 Women Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Egyptian American Chamber of Commerce! Ackowledged by the Embassy of India in Egypt as a Woman of Substance for 2016! Chosen as the only Arab to be one of 10 United Nations Global Compact Sustainable Development Goal Pioneers for 2016 References - Dr. Tim Sullivan, Former Provost, The American University in Cairo - Dr. Gail Gerhart, Professor, Columbia University, NY, USA. - Mr. FadiGhandour, CEO Aramex International - Mr. Arif Naqvi, CEO, Abraaj Capital Group - Dr. Barbara Ibrahim, American University in Cairo

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