Ahmed Abdel-Meguid, The American University in Cairo
Ahmed Abdel-Meguid
Professor of Accounting & Associate Provost for Enrollment Management
The American University in Cairo


Ahmed Abdel-Meguid is the Associate Provost for Enrollment Management at the American University in Cairo (AUC). He is a tenured professor of accounting at the American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business – a Triple Crown school (AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA) where he teaches financial accounting and auditing courses. As the Associate Provost for Enrollment Management, he oversees several offices and units including the Office of Recruitment, Admissions, Enrollment, Student Services, The Office of Student Financial Support, and the International Programs and Services Office.

Abdel-Meguid served as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Administration at AUC School of Business (2017-2021). He was also the chair of the department of accounting (2013 – 2016) and the Director of the MBA Programs at AUC School of Business (2013-2015). He was also the founding faculty mentor for the first Cooperative Education program (CO-OP) at the AUC. He has extensive experience in teaching training courses for professional certifications such as the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Abdel-Meguid was a consultant to the Egyptian Tax Authority – Ministry of Finance (2007-2010.) He also served on the Transparency and Integrity Committee of Egyptian Ministry of State for Administrative Development (2009- 2010).  

He was also the liaison between AUC-School of Business and the Secretariat of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) of the UN (2011-2014) and is currently a member of the PRME Impactful 5 (i5) Expert Pedagogy Group. Abdel-Meguid was the founding faculty advisor for two student clubs as at AUC; the Corporate Governance Club (CGC: 2010-2014) and the Accounting Association (ActA: 2015-2016). His research focuses on Auditing, Audit Quality, Auditor’s Industry Specialization, Corporate Governance, and Earnings Quality. He has papers published in The Accounting Review, Accounting Horizons, The Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Review of Accounting and Finance, Journal of Management and Governance, International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, International Journal of Corporate Governance, and Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies.

He holds a Master of Science in Accounting and a Ph.D. in Business administration (accounting) from Syracuse University. 

a_meguid@aucegypt.edu