Samah was a finance professional at Charles Schwab for over 11 years, holding various roles primarily in corporate finance. Her most recent role was leading the team responsible for supporting the launch of Schwab Intelligent Portfolios -a now $4 Billion of Assets Under Management . Prior to Schwab, Samah worked in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Development Projects (UNDP) and then as a Policy Advisor for the Finance Minister of Egypt. She served for many years on the board of Profit Investments. She also served in various roles supporting her three kids’ schools.
Samah is a CFA® charterholder and is a proud member of the San Francisco CFA Society whose mission is to advance Bay Area investment professionals through education, career development, and community building. Samah received her BA ‘93 and MA ‘97 in Finance and Economics from the American University in Cairo. Samah has a longstanding commitment to supporting women and children and has made her mission to help immigrant youth and low income single mothers achieve socioeconomic mobility.
