Mohamed Younis

Mohamed Younis was appointed Senior Vice President of Content at the National Association of Corporate Directors on June 15, 2026. In this role, he leads NACD's content strategy and thought leadership agenda, overseeing research, publications, education and director experience offerings, and governance resources that help directors make sense of emerging risks, sharpen boardroom effectiveness, and lead with greater confidence.

Younis spent 16 years at Gallup, where he oversaw some of the group's largest global and regional studies on social, political and economic issues. He rose to serve as Gallup's Editor-in-Chief, where he was responsible for US polling, including presidential approval trends, as well as global content and media strategy for Gallup News. His research at Gallup focused on geopolitics and the shifting global order, U.S. foreign policy, state stability, youth employment challenges, and relations between Muslim communities and Western societies.

Younis joined Brunswick Group as partner and global head of insight in September 2024, leading the firm's global public opinion, market research and analytics function and advising clients on geopolitical trends, policy, reputation and strategic communications.

Younis earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Riverside, and a Juris Doctor in international law from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 2007. Born in Kuwait, he immigrated to the United States in 1982 as a few months old and grew up in Los Angeles, California, later spending formative years in Cairo, Egypt, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between ages nine and thirteen. He is fluent in Arabic and is a member of the Virginia State Bar.

Career History

• Senior Vice President, Content at National Association of Corporate Directors (2026–present)
• Partner and Global Head of Insight at Brunswick Group (2024–2026)
• Editor-in-Chief at Gallup (16 years total tenure)
• Senior Analyst and Research Leader at Gallup, leading global and regional studies on social, political and economic issues

What Mohamed Younis could bring to NACD: Based on his documented career building trust and reputation frameworks amid disruption, Younis is positioned to help boards navigate governance challenges in a polarized environment. His expertise in geopolitical analysis, public opinion research, and strategic communications directly aligns with NACD's mission to help directors understand emerging risks, particularly around stakeholder expectations, technological disruption, and institutional credibility. His background as a lawyer combined with decades advising C-suite leaders on trust and expectations provides unique depth for NACD's thought leadership agenda.

This is an automatically generated Light profile created by Executive Moves editorial systems from verified public announcements. Information is kept deliberately concise until the page is claimed and enriched.