Governance
CFA Society Doha is accountable to its members. This page has the society’s year in review, its bylaws and reports, and notices for the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Year in review 2025/26 (September 2025 to August 2026)
about 180
members
Highlights
- Qatar University won the local CFA Institute Research Challenge final for the second year in a row and went on to win the MENA sub-regional round.
- New charterholders received their charters at the Charter Award Ceremony on 9 December 2025, with Abdulla Al-Kuwari of the Qatar Investment Authority as keynote speaker.
- The society relaunched its Women in Investment Management (WIM) Initiative in February 2026.
- Startup Conversations continued with Angel Investing 101, and the society co-hosted ALTSME in December 2025.
- Members joined GCC-wide webinars on geopolitics, energy markets, and sovereign wealth, hosted with other Middle East CFA societies.
- Members elected new directors in the July 2026 board election.
Annual General Meeting
Date: To be announced
Venue: To be announced
Agenda: Sent to members with the AGM notice, 10 to 60 days before the meeting
Every member has one vote, in person or by proxy. Members receive written notice 10 to 60 days before the meeting. Honorary members do not vote.
Board elections
A volunteer Nominations Committee runs each election. It checks each application against the bylaw criteria (for example, the CFA charter, at least one year of experience in Qatar, and volunteer experience), sends the list of eligible candidates to members, and runs a fair paper or online vote. Every member has one vote.
See the current board on the Leadership page.