Dr. Maryam Al Suwaidi is among the top-notch dynamic finance and regulatory professionals from the region, having a career spanning more than 2 decades in multifarious disciplines in the Financial Markets including regulating securities and derivatives markets, financial services and products, insurance, oversight of the National Credit Bureau, anti-financial crime supervision, sustainable finance, fintech, and regulations of Virtual Assets.
Dr. Al Suwaidi was the CEO of the Capital Market Authority (CMA), the mainland UAE’s capital market regulator until January 2025. She provides leadership to the Boards of Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance as Vice Chairperson, and is the Trustee Member on the Board of UAE CSR Fund. She was a Board Member at Al Etihad Credit Bureau till January 2025 and a member of the UAE’s Digital Economy Council.
Dr. Al Suwaidi holds a Doctorate in Law from the University of Leeds, UK, a Master’s Degree in Commercial Law from the University of Wales, an Honors degree in ‘Shariah and Law from the UAE University, ICA (UK)’s International Diploma in AML and is a registered lawyer at the UAE’s Ministry of Justice.