Professional Advisory Group

Our Professional Advisory Group works through a structured, collaborative approach and through robust, quality conversations. It allows the Academy to test its strategic thinking and access effective expertise, connections, new ideas and guidance to solve business problems or explore new development opportunities.

Our professional advisory group members are appointed for their knowledge and direct experience to solve problems, explore options/concepts and strategic directions. They are able to actively contribute to the achievement of the Academy’s goals and desired outcomes.

Dr. Driss Ouaouicha was appointed Minister Delegate in charge of Higher Education and Scientific Research in November 2019-2021. He was also appointed President of Al Akhawayn University by King Mohammed VI in December 2008. Al Akhawayn University “AUI” is an independent, public, not-for-profit, coeducational Moroccan university committed to educating future citizen-leaders of Morocco and the world through a globally oriented, English-language, liberal-arts curriculum based on the American system. During Dr. Ouaouicha’s tenure, the AUI obtained institutional accreditation by a regional U.S. accreditation association in addition to degree and support program accreditations. He had previously served at Al Akhawayn as Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Interim Dean of the School of Business Administration, the Executive Director of the “The scholar Ship, “and Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Moulay Ismail University in Meknes. Dr. Ouaouicha was appointed by His Majesty Mohammed VI member of the National Economic and Social Council. He is also General Secretary of the Moroccan British Society and former Secretary of the EuroMed Permanent University Forum. Dr. Ouaouicha holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics and Education from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master in Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching from the University of Wales, and a Bachelor of Arts from Mohamed V University.