Sherif Kamel is founding Dean of the School of Business at the American University in Cairo (AUC) and Professor of Management Information Systems. Prior to joining AUC, he was Director of the Regional IT Institute and managed the training department of the Cabinet of Egypt Information and Decision Support Centre. He has extensive experience in establishing and managing professional development institutions that address management development, entrepreneurial, and leadership issues. Dr. Kamel is a cofounding member of the Internet Society of Egypt. His research and teaching interests include management of IT, IT transfer to developing nations, electronic business, human resources development, and decision support systems; he has published widely in the areas of IS and management. Dr. Kamel serves on the editorial and advisory boards of a number of IS journals and is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Cases on Information Technology and Journal of IT for Development. He is an Eisenhower Fellow and serves as member of the Eisenhower Fellowships Alumni Advisory Council. Dr. Kamel is a member of the board of trustees of the Information Technology Institute and the Sadat Academy for Management Sciences. He holds a PhD from London School of Economics and Political Science, and an MBA and a BA in business administration from the American University in Cairo.