Mario El-Khoury (born 12 March 1963 in Maghdouché, Lebanon) is a Lebanese-Swiss engineer, cited as a Digital Shaper by the economic magazine Bilanz in 2020,[1] and among the 100 most important personalities of the Swiss economy in 2019 and 2020.

[4] Mario El-Khoury studied engineering at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and at Carnegie-Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA).

[9] On November 1, 2009, Mario El-Khoury was appointed CEO of the CSEM by the Board of Directors, chaired by Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier.

As of his arrival, he had to settle the problem of the Solar Island project in Ras El-Khaima (United Arab Emirates), which was the subject of much controversy.

[10][11] During his years at the head of the CSEM, he became known for his stance in favor of maintaining a strong manufacturing activity in Switzerland, a source of prosperity and social cohesion.