The International Management and Finance Academy (IMFA) was established as a regional, non-profit and non-governmental institution, headquartered in Cairo – Egypt. IMFA is one of the Regional Information and Software Engineering Center (RITSEC) initiatives. RITSEC is a regional, non for profit, non governmental and diplomatic organization, was established in 1992, as a joint project between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development (AFESD); and is hosted by the Government of Egypt. IMFA was founded to empower regional human capital with innovative executive education training, and consultancy projects. It aims at preparing executives from all over the region; to meet the global challenges of a dynamic world and qualify them to new levels of leadership in their careers and within their organizations. IMFA achieves its mission through its four Centers of Excellence: Banking and Finance, Leadership and Innovative Management, Marketing & Sales and Supply Chain Management.