Akram works with RISE on the financial and operational aspects of the implementation of initiatives supporting collaborative industry action at scale to advance gender equality in global garment, footwear and home textiles supply chains.
Prior to BSR, Akram worked in operations, managing a program to finance the Agricultural sector’s climate transition. Previously, he worked in the development and management of international sustainability projects in Italy.
Akram holds a MSc in Sustainable Development from three esteemed universities—Padova in Italy, Leuven in Belgium, and Paris 1 in France, and a BA in Accounting from the American University in Cairo, with a semester at American University, Washington DC.