Awni is Professor of Practice at the Business School, and Director of the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy, Civic Engagement and Responsible Business, The American University in Cairo (AUC). He teaches operations management at the undergraduate and MBA level. As a director of the Gerhart Center, he led the transition of the center to the School of Business, including the addition of responsible business theme.
Prior to joining the AUC Awni was the Head of the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) Unit, at the Ministry of Trade & Industry, Government of Egypt. Awni was the Partner-in-charge of supply chain consulting services at KPMG Hazem Hassan in Egypt. Awni has extensive management consulting, software systems development, and operations research experience in the USA focusing on supply chain management and business logistics improvements.
Ali Awni holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research from North Carolina State University.
