Joy Saleh
Director, MSc Financial Technology, Associate Professor of Finance & Fintech, Kingston University
INED, CDir, Board Member, Risk Committee Chair (SMF10), Audit Committee Chair, ESG Investing, Fintech, Global EM, Financial Services, Central Banker, Founder, Author, Educator
Emerging & capital markets, equity & debt instruments, regulatory policy & compliance, financial strategy, corporate finance, policy advisory, risk management.
I have more than 30 years of experience across global emerging markets with a special focus on EMEA, holding various senior policy, equity, debt and capital markets roles with a number of international organizations and regulatory bodies.
My track record spanned mandates with USAID, EBRD, AfDB, Central Bank of Egypt, S&P Global and KPMG Corporate Finance.
In 2025, I officially joined the board of the prestigious Arab Bankers’ Association in London as an Independent Board Member in September 2025, established in 1980, the ABA is a London-based, Not-For-Profit, professional organisation, whose members work in banks & related industries in the Arab world & in the UK, fostering knowledge sharing on industry best practices.
