Mohamed Eissa

Global Head of Venture Capital and Direct Investments at International Finance Corporation

Speaker

Mohamed is the Global Head of IFC’s Venture Capital and Direct Investments group. As a member of the investment committee, he leads a global team of investment professionals in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern and Central Europe, and Asia. IFC’s portfolio investments include venture capital funds and direct investments in disruptive startups in over 30 countries across a broad set of sectors, including SaaS, Climate, Health, Fintech, Mobility, and others. Prior to IFC, he led technology investments at Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) – a joint fund with equal ownership by the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries’ sovereign wealth funds. Mohamed also held operational roles (P&L) in technology in the US and venture capital investments at Bell Labs’ New Ventures Group. Mohamed holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and an MBA from Harvard Business School.