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About Moustafa Hamwi

Board advisor, keynote speaker, and author helping leadership teams turn uncertainty into market share.

At a glance

  • Founder of The Futureproof Advisory — strategic advisory for boards and C-suite teams
  • Ranked among the Top 100 Leaders and Coaches of the Future by Dr Marshall Goldsmith, World's #1 Executive Coach, from a pool of 12,000+ applicants
  • 3x published author — Slingshot (Amazon #1 Bestseller), Live Passionately, and The Guided Author
  • 25+ years building, scaling, and turning around organisations as a corporate executive and serial entrepreneur
  • Works with boards and C-suite teams across the GCC, Australia, and internationally — clients include GE, HSBC, IKEA, Intel, Pfizer, and UNDP
Moustafa Hamwi

The full story

Built from the inside out

Moustafa Hamwi spent the first part of his career doing what most advisors only theorise about. He built businesses, ran teams, made high-stakes decisions under pressure, and turned around organisations where the margin for error was real. Twenty-five years across corporate leadership and serial entrepreneurship — spanning financial services, technology, healthcare, and FMCG across the GCC, Australia, and Europe — produces a very different kind of advisor.

The move into advisory and speaking

The shift was a deliberate response to a gap Moustafa kept encountering at the executive level: organisations investing heavily in strategy and technology, but consistently falling short on the leadership side. In what Moustafa calls the Three Disruptors, two of the three forces disrupting business today are people problems, not technology problems.

The gap in the market

The market had no shortage of futurists, inspirational speakers, or management consultants. What it lacked was an advisor who sat at the intersection of board-level governance, practical innovation, and leadership execution — and who could connect all three to measurable commercial outcomes. Not inspiration. Not theory. Advisory work grounded in accountability, follow-through, and results.

The approach

Every engagement starts with the same question: where is the gap between what this board or leadership team has decided and what is actually being executed? The answer determines the work. The measure of success is always commercial. If it cannot be linked to ROI, it is not the right solution. For individual development, see /coaching. For keynote enquiries, see /speaking.

recognition

Why boards and C-suites choose Moustafa Hamwi

Member of the MG100 Coaches (Marshall Goldsmith)

Ranked among the Top 100 Leaders and Coaches of the Future (from 12,000+ applicants)

3x Published Author

Slingshot (Amazon #1 Bestseller), Live Passionately, The Guided Author

25+ Years Experience

Leadership development, executive advisory, and organisational transformation

Happy Clients

Trusted by global organisations across sectors

Finance
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Media
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Technology
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Industrial
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Consulting
NGO
Events
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Industrial
Retail
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Technology
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FMCG
Technology
Hospitality
Pharma
Electronics
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Media
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What global leaders say

Moustafa is one of the great 100 leaders of the future.
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Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
World’s #1 Executive Coach
It’s exciting to see what you are doing Moustafa and the influence you are having on the world.
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Stephen M. R. Covey
The New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author
He truly understands the power and importance of will, heart, and driving excellence. Somebody who is making a real difference in the world.
John Mattone
World's #1 Authority on Intelligent Leadership
"I love Moustafa's work. He helps leaders master their mindset, and does it in a simple and practical way."
Marisa Peer
Globally Acclaimed Therapist, Founder of RTT
"It is blazingly obvious that you love humanity. You're only doing it because you want to help them."
Prof. Tony Buzan
Inventor of Mind Mapping
"If you lack intensity and drive, call Moustafa."
Prof. Fons Trompenaars
World's Leading Authority on Corporate Culture

Frequently asked questions

Who is Moustafa Hamwi?

Moustafa Hamwi is a board advisor, keynote speaker, and author based in Dubai. He is the founder of The Futureproof Advisory and is recognised among the Top 100 Leaders and Coaches of the Future by Dr Marshall Goldsmith. With 25+ years building organisations, he advises boards and C-suite teams on strategic foresight, AI governance, and leadership transformation across the GCC, Australia, and internationally.

What does Moustafa Hamwi do?

He advises boards and C-suite teams on turning strategic complexity into commercial results across four areas: strategic foresight, AI governance, leadership transformation, and innovation with accountability. He also delivers keynotes globally and has authored three books. For board and organisational advisory, see The Futureproof Advisory at /advisory. For keynotes see /speaking.

What is The Futureproof Advisory?

The strategic advisory practice founded by Moustafa Hamwi. It works with boards, C-suite teams, and senior leadership groups to improve governance, decision quality, and leadership execution. Engagements are tailored to organisational context and linked to measurable commercial outcomes.

What is Moustafa Hamwi known for?

Known for his work at the intersection of board-level governance, practical innovation, and leadership execution. Recognised for the Slingshot Method — a framework for converting pressure into performance — and for his direct, commercially grounded approach to leadership advisory.

What books has Moustafa Hamwi written?

Three books: Slingshot (Amazon #1 Bestseller), Live Passionately, and The Guided Author. Slingshot introduces the Slingshot Method — a framework for using pressure as a performance accelerant. All three are available at /books.

What is the Slingshot Method?

A proprietary framework that reframes pressure as a performance accelerant. Rather than treating adversity as something to recover from, it gives leaders a structured approach to converting pressure into momentum, resilience, and results. Covered in depth in the book Slingshot and at /what-is-the-slingshot-method.

Where is Moustafa Hamwi based?

Based in Dubai, UAE. Works with clients across the GCC, Australia, and internationally.

What credentials does Moustafa Hamwi hold?

Member of the MG100 Coaches (Marshall Goldsmith), ranked among the Top 100 Leaders and Coaches of the Future from 12,000+ applicants. 3x published author and 25+ years of practitioner experience in leadership development and executive advisory. Clients include GE, HSBC, IKEA, Intel, Pfizer, ABB, UNDP, and The National Insurance Company – Daman (part of PureHealth).

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