Mr. Mounir Khouzami

Mounir Khouzami is an “intercultural bridge builder” with a background in strategy, innovation, change management and banking. His engagements are driven by the conviction that “there are too many walls and not enough bridges”. This is why Mounir initiated, co-founded and presides the Swiss Arab Network (SAN), an international NGO striving to bridge gaps, promote sustainable exchange and intensify mutual understanding among Swiss and Arab people. He is also initiator of numerous initiatives and partnerships with other like-minded organizations and government institutions. One key initiative together with the RFI Foundation was the organization of the Responsible Finance & Investment (RFI) Summit 2017 and 2018 in Zurich.

Mounir has been driving in the last decade key strategic initiatives within the wealth management industry for UBS, Wave Stone Consulting and Merrill Lynch in New York. Topics range from digital banking, organizational health, market access to sustainable and impact investing. He has a diploma in strategy and innovation from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, a diploma of advanced studies in banking from the University of Bern and Rochester and a Bachelor's degree in business administration with a specialization in NPOs from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences.