Mohamed Amersi, Board Member

Mohamed Amersi is actively engaged in the full spectrum of activities ranging from for-profit, responsible-profit and no-profit. He is the Founder & CEO of Emergent Telecom Ventures, an entrepreneurial Emerging Markets Consulting, Advisory and Asset Management firm specialising in Telecoms, Media & Technology. The non-profit activities are directed through the The Amersi Foundation, which actively supports causes and charities in Education, Poverty, Conflict and Religion in Africa, Middle East and Asia. More recently, while at the University of Oxford’s Said Business School where he earned a distinction and was cited on the Dean’s list, Mohamed launched the Inclusive Ventures Group, a social impact investing platform that has invested in education, livelihood, health and waste management in Africa and Asia.

Mohamed is an Honorary Fellow of Brasenose College, University of Oxford, Member of the Governing Council and Vice Chair of the Strategic Planning and Resources Committee of the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, United Kingdom (www.rau.ac.uk), a member of the Global Leadership Council of the Said Business School, University of Oxford, a member of the Board of RuralShores Business Services, Bangalore, India (www.ruralshores.com), a member of the Advisory Board of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (www.cweic.org) and Toucan (www.toucan.co), a member of the Development Board of the British Academy and a member of the British Academy’s Steering Committee and Corporate Advisory Group of the Future of the Corporation Project, a member of the Advisory Council of the Global Thinkers Forum, a member of the Global Partners Council of the Institute of New Economic Thinking, a member of the Board of the Human Thread Foundation, a member of the Global Sustainability Network, amember of the Advisory Council of the Education Outcomes Fund and a Patron of and the Chairman of the Advisory Council of Faith in Leadership.

In the philanthropy arena, Mohamed is a Trustee and Member of the Board of Prince’s Trust International (www.princes-trust.org.uk), the Chairman of the International Advisory Council of The British Asian Trust (www.britishasiantrust.org), a Member of the Advisory Board of Mosaic (www.princes-trust.org.uk) and a supporter of Dumfries House, all charitable initiatives launched under the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales.