Assetou (Aisha) Traore

Ms Assetou Traore is Chief of Staff and Advisor to the Chief Executive of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). She brings more than 15 years of banking supervisory and regulatory experience, with particular expertise in regulatory compliance and financial stability. Prior to joining the DFSA, Ms Traore held regulatory roles in the United States, including as a Commissioned Bank Examiner with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and as a Supervisory Financial Analyst with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Her experience across the US and Middle East has given her a broad perspective on regulatory frameworks and supervisory approaches across financial institutions of differing size and complexity. Ms Traore holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the George Washington University.