Professor Mohamed T. El-Ashry | |
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Nationality | Egyptian |
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University of Cairo University of Illinois |
Alma mater | University of Cairo |
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Water resource management Environmental resource management and development Energy policies |
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Mohamed T. El-Ashry was the first Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and subsequently a Senior Fellow with the UN Foundation.
Mohamed T. El-Ashry obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in 1959 from the University of Cairo, and a Master of Science in 1963 and Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, in 1966, from the University of Illinois. [1] [2]
El-Ashry was a lecturer and researcher at Cairo University, Pan-American-U.A.R. Oil Company, Wilkes University, and the Environmental Defense Fund. After that, he became a Senior Vice President of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and as the Director of Environmental Quality with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). [3]
He later joined World Bank where he held the position of Chief Environmental Advisor (1991–1993), Chief Environmental Advisor to the President (1993–1994), and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (1994–2003). [4] From World Bank, he joined Global Environment Facility (GEF) where he became the CEO and Chairman of the organisation for eleven years (1991-2002). [5] [6]
El-Ashry research focused on water resource management, [7] [8] [9] environmental resource management and development, [10] [11] [12] and energy policies that promotes renewable energy. [13] [14]
El-Ashry was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, [15] a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, [6] a Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences in 1990, [16] and a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences in 2001, [3] and a Senior Fellow with the UN Foundation. [15] [17]
He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2012 advising on renewable energy, [18] and a board member World Wide Fund for Nature, Resources for the Future, and Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century. [15] [6]
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Professor Mohamed T. El-Ashry | |
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Nationality | Egyptian |
Education |
University of Cairo University of Illinois |
Alma mater | University of Cairo |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Water resource management Environmental resource management and development Energy policies |
Institutions |
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Mohamed T. El-Ashry was the first Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and subsequently a Senior Fellow with the UN Foundation.
Mohamed T. El-Ashry obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in 1959 from the University of Cairo, and a Master of Science in 1963 and Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, in 1966, from the University of Illinois. [1] [2]
El-Ashry was a lecturer and researcher at Cairo University, Pan-American-U.A.R. Oil Company, Wilkes University, and the Environmental Defense Fund. After that, he became a Senior Vice President of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and as the Director of Environmental Quality with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). [3]
He later joined World Bank where he held the position of Chief Environmental Advisor (1991–1993), Chief Environmental Advisor to the President (1993–1994), and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (1994–2003). [4] From World Bank, he joined Global Environment Facility (GEF) where he became the CEO and Chairman of the organisation for eleven years (1991-2002). [5] [6]
El-Ashry research focused on water resource management, [7] [8] [9] environmental resource management and development, [10] [11] [12] and energy policies that promotes renewable energy. [13] [14]
El-Ashry was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, [15] a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, [6] a Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences in 1990, [16] and a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences in 2001, [3] and a Senior Fellow with the UN Foundation. [15] [17]
He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2012 advising on renewable energy, [18] and a board member World Wide Fund for Nature, Resources for the Future, and Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century. [15] [6]
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