Youssef RIFI
VP - EEMEA Services AI & Digital at Mastercard
The move
MoveMcKinsey & Company → Mastercard
TitleSenior Associate → VP - EEMEA Services AI & Digital, Business Development
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → Émirats arabes unis
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates → Émirats Arabes Unis
Native languageFrench, Arabic
Years in UAE8.6
Total experience18.5 years
Mastercard headcount10,001+ employees
Mastercard industryTechnology, Information and Internet
Mastercard HQPurchase, NY
Mastercard typePublic Company
Career arc
- VP - EEMEA Services AI & Digital, Business DevelopmentFeb 2026 — Present
Mastercard· Émirats arabes unis - Director-EEMEA Services AI & Digital, Business DevelopmentFeb 2023 — Jan 2026Mastercard· United Arab Emirates
- Senior Managing Consultant, Advisors Client ServicesJan 2022 — Jan 2023Mastercard· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Managing Consultant, Advisors Client ServicesFeb 2020 — Dec 2021Mastercard· United Arab Emirates
- Senior AssociateMar 2017 — Jan 2020
McKinsey & Company· United Arab Emirates - Strategy Business DevelopmentJun 2016 — Aug 2016
Salesforce· London, Royaume-Uni - FounderOct 2012 — Aug 2015MMabillon Business & Consulting· Région de Paris, France
- Project Team LeadApr 2008 — Sep 2012BBeijaflore Management Consulting· Région de Paris, France
- Account ManagerOct 2006 — Mar 2008
Cegelec
- R&D Engineer - InternDec 2005 — Sep 2006
Alcatel-Lucent - Sales Engineer - InternJun 2005 — Jul 2005
JDSU (ACTERNA)
Education
- HEC ParisExchange studies2005 — 2006
- Classes Preparatoires - Lycée Mohammed V2000 — 2002
- Classes Preparatoires - Lycée Henri Poincaré2002 — 2003
- Ecole Supérieure d'Optique2006 · Engineer2003 — 2006
- London Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2015 — 2017
Languages
- English · Full professional
- Spanish · Elementary
- French · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Program ManagementNFCMobile DevicesSourcingChange ManagementMobile Payments
About
18+ years experience in Digital & AI, Payments, and Financial Services, and international project management, focus on Innovative services development. Business driven professional with recognized proficiency in Management Consulting, capacity to promote and sell large international projects and key contributor of the clients' internal transformation plan.