Mario STEPHANExecutive Director for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Mario Stephan is the Executive Director for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s UAE regional office since 2018. He brings today over 15 years’ experience in the Aid sector, having worked for a number of international organisations in a variety of contexts.

Mario’s experience encompasses a wide variety of roles, from field work to executive roles. In the course of his career, Mario has lived and worked in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Egypt. Mario also held regional positions covering eastern and southern Africa, the MENA region, and the Gulf. Mario first worked with MSF in 2009, and before his appointment as Executive Director, was the founding director of Arabian Perspectives, a consultancy firm providing expertise and knowledge on the Arab World to the relief and development sectors.

Mario speaks Arabic, English, French and Spanish, and holds a Master’s degree in Management and Business Administration from the KEDGE business school (Bordeaux, France), as well as a professional trainer accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (London, United Kingdom).