Mahmoud Attalla is a member of the Badya University Board of Trustees. He is also currently Chairman and Managing Director at CI Capital.

Before joining CI Capital in mid-2011, Attalla was Managing Director at HSBC Securities in Egypt, Vice Chairman of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones for four years, an elected Board member at the Egyptian Stock Exchange, Honorary Chairman of the Inter-Arab CAMBIST Association in Cairo and the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (ICA). His track record includes establishing and managing the first international dealing room at the Arab African International Bank (AAIB), as well as launching the first international securities brokerage house at the bank. Attalla began his career in 1977 at AAIB, where he spent 20 years and became Deputy General Manager and Group Head of Treasury.