Mohammed Omran is the Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), the single Regulatory Authority for Non-banking Financial Institutions and a Professor of Finance at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology. Prior to his recent appointment, he was the Executive Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange for six years. He was also the Chairman of the Federation Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS). He served as a Vice Chairman for Operation of the Insurance Holding Company for one year and the Vice Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange for four years from 2006-2010. Mohammed holds an MSc from Cairo University and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Plymouth, UK. He was an advisor to the Minister of Investment and an Acting Executive Director of the Egyptian Institute of Directors. Dr. Omran had been awarded several research grants and prizes. He was the Winner of the Capital Market Personality of the year 2017 in Africa. Also, he was one of 9 selected globally and the First and Only Egyptian to get the Distinguished Hubert Humphery Leadership Award.