Dr. Ahmed Shalaby, Ph.D. is the president & CEO of Tatweer Misr - a leading Real Estate development company is Egypt - and a founding member of its Board of Directors, a position he held since mid-2014. Drawing on his extensive planning and business management experience, Dr. Shalaby supervises the day-to-day operations of the company, including the business development and the strategic planning for Tatweer Misr’s projects. In addition to his work with Tatweer Misr, Dr. Shalaby is also a professor of Architecture and Urban Development at the Department of Architectural Engineering at Cairo University, Egypt; as well as a former visiting assistant professor at the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University, USA. Dr. Shalaby also holds several prestigious positions including being co-chair of the Real Estate committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham), vice-chairman of the Real Estate Export Council, and board member at the Egyptian-Emirati Business Council.
An established engineer in the field of architecture, urban development and a real estate expert in his own right, Dr. Shalaby has over 25 years of experience as an architecture consultant and in developing and managing real estate portfolios in Egypt.
Prior to the inception of Tatweer Misr, he has held several prominent positions; he worked for the Egyptian Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities as a technical advisor to the Minister, whilst working with Al Fawares Holding where he was responsible for real estate investments.