Ahmed Tabaqchali is the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Asia Frontier Capital (AFC) Iraq Fund, and has over 25 years of experience in U.S. and Middle East capital markets. He is a lecturer in the Business Department at AUIS, and a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) and at the Atlantic Council.

Kawther Abbas holds an M.A. in English Literature from Baghdad University and in English from Northern Michigan University, where she was trained as a Teaching Assistant and taught both American and international students.

Dr. Yass Alkafaji was an Associate Professor in the Business Department at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) for 13 years (ret. 2021), and has taught at Mississippi State University, Bowling Green State University, and Northeastern Illinois University-Chicago. Dr. Alkafaji is also a practicing certified public accountant, and is the founder of A&A Accountants and Business Consultants, based in Chicago, with operations in Dubai. He is the Director of the Iraq Public Leadership Program (IPLP). Dr. Alkafaji has written and spoken extensively on accounting, auditing, and tax issues for professional organizations and in professional and academic journals. He is a CPA, CFE, and CGMA.

Rosalind Warfield-Brown was the Director of the English language program at AUIS for six years, and has decades of experience teaching professional English and as an editor.

Dr. Aida El-Khatib is a Lab Teaching Assistant for the Management Department of the School of Business Administration at the American University of Sharjah (AUS). She has been teaching at AUS for almost 12 years. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from AUS in 2006 as well as a Master's degree in 2013. In 2014, she was awarded the Lab Teaching Assistant of the year. She also worked for 3 years as an Assistant Relationships Manager at the Standard Charted Bank in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where she was responsible for taking care of clients' banking and credit requirements.

Mohammed Al-Qasem Dulaf holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Universiti Putra Malaysia. Mohammed Al-Qasem teaches Speaking at BBS. He also teaches English for Specific Purposes at Baghdad College of Medical Sciences.

Mr. Alaa Hamade is Senior Instructor of Management at the American University of Sharjah (AUS). He has been in the education field for over 14 years. Mr.Hamade has taught Introduction to Business, Fundamentals of Management, Business Information Systems, Social Media, and Mobile Computing in Business. In 2010, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from AUS, where he also had a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems in 2007. He worked as a Web And Database Coordinator for six years, and he has been a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) since April 2015.

Firas Albawi is a Certified Microsoft Office Trainer (MCT) since 2018 with experience of 15 years in information technology and specifically Microsoft Office. He has trained around 1000 trainees since 2007, and he is teaching the class of 2022.

Muhammed Jamal is the Research and Development Manager at KAPITA. He has four years’ experience as a research and entrepreneurship trainer and works on developing concepts for programs implemented by KAPITA and managing the research team.