Who’s Who: Mohammed Ashour, senior manager of corporate social responsibility at ROSHN

Mohammed Ashour
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Updated 04 September 2023
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Who’s Who: Mohammed Ashour, senior manager of corporate social responsibility at ROSHN

Mohammed Ashour

Mohammed Ashour has been the senior manager of corporate social responsibility at ROSHN real estate company — owned by the Saudi Public Investment Fund — since November 2021.

As head of the department, he mapped out the group's strategy on social investment and the development of ROSHN's YUHYEEK Social Responsibility Program.

He maintains an oversight on the development of a nationwide responsibility strategy in alignment with Vision 2030, UN Sustainable Development Goals, best practices in environmental, social, and governance framework, and social investment.

In addition, he has played a key role in devising initiatives in areas of community development, arts and culture, education, health, and environmental sustainability, all tailored to target communities.

Since October 2020, Ashour has been leader of strategic planning, a member of the steering committee, and a consultant to the president of the Saudi presidency of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance, Prince Fahad bin Mansour.

His role with the alliance has included overseeing and structuring the planning, strategizing, and execution of the virtual summit, delivered in collaboration with government, private, and non-profit entities including the G20 Saudi Secretariat, Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority, Ministry of Investment, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Culture, the MBSC business administration college, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and more than 20 other local and international partners.

Before being appointed senior manager at ROSHN, he held the position of general manager of sustainable development, along with being an impact consultant, at Athar Consultancy Co. He joined the firm in 2017 as its sustainability and social investment adviser, managing a range of business operations.

Ashour gained a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Alfaisal University. During his academic journey, Ashour has founded and managed various initiatives and programs in student empowerment, innovation, volunteering activities and special events hosted at the university, in addition to voluntary contributions in organizing and planning campaigns, initiatives and programs for various NGOs in the fields of youth empowerment, health, disabilities, and entrepreneurship.