Covering investment activities in North Africa. Ismail is a former strategy consultant focusing on financial institutions with Oliver Wyman in Paris office. He had also a first experience on Mergers and Acquisitions with BNP Paribas' Emerging Markets team. Ismail holds a Masters Degree in Finance from HEC Paris, an MSc in General Engineering from ENSAM (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers) in Paris, and a Masters degree in Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics from Paris 6 University.