Dr. Mahmoud Al Burai is Senior Advisor, Real Estate Regulatory Agency Dubai, Chairman of the Middle East Sustainable Development Institute and is the Founding President of FIABCI Emirates and also sits on the Board of the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO), the International Real Estate Society (IRES) and the Middle East North Africa Real Estate Society (MENARES). He holds Bachelor’s degree in engineering at the American University, Master’s degree in Real Estate from the National University of Singapore, MBA in Finance from his alma mater, the American University of Dubai, Master's degree in International Business Law from Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas, Doctor of Business Administration from Grenoble Ecole de Management and Master's degree in Cities from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In January 2014, Mahmoud was selected to join the Sheikh Mohamad Bin Rashid Leadership Program, which is designed to train top government decision makers.