Youssef Salem
Host of The Mal Show
The move
MoveSwvl → AIQ
TitleChief Financial Officer
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageArabic
Total experience13.9 years
AIQ headcount51-200 employees
AIQ industrySoftware Development
AIQ HQAbu Dhabi
AIQ founded2020
AIQ typePartnership
Career arc
- HostMar 2026 — Present
The Mal Show
- Chief Financial OfficerApr 2023 — Apr 2024
AIQ - Board MemberApr 2023 — Present
Swvl - Senior AdvisorSep 2021 — Apr 2023
Moelis & Company - Chief Financial OfficerJun 2021 — Mar 2023Swvl
- Financial AdvisorDec 2019 — May 2021Swvl
- Executive DirectorAug 2016 — Aug 2021Moelis & Company
- AssociateJul 2012 — Aug 2016
QInvest LLC
Education
- The American University in CairoBachelor of Science · Actuarial Science2009 — 2012
Languages
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- English · Full professional
Top skills
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologySustainabilityFinance
About
Youssef is the host of The Mal Show.He serves on the Board and Advisory Boards of multiple technology companies and funds.He was previously CFO of AIQ, a subsidiary of ADX-listed Presight, CFO of Nasdaq-listed Swvl, and Executive Director at Moelis, executing over $150 billion in transactions.Youssef is a CFA Charterholder, Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, former Adjunct Professor of Practice at the American University in Cairo, youngest CFO on both Nasdaq and ADX, and a Forbes 30 Under 30.