As president of the American University of the Middle East, Dr Georges Yahchouchi is committed to excellence in higher education and expertise in academic leadership and has had a broad educational background and exposure to multicultural environments during his educational and professional career. Previously provost of Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, he received his PhD in business administration from Montesquieu University in 2004, earned a postgraduate certificate in learning and teaching in higher education from the University of Chester in 2013, and completed the Professional Education Certificate in the Institute for Educational Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2019.