Mohannad S. Malas

Owner & CEO of Dana Investments, Cofounder of IRA Capital

Strong advocate for education, innovation, and helping minorities. Recent recipient of an honorary Doctorate degree in Humane Letters from California State University CSUSB.

Produced and executive produced over ten films including award wining films such as:
The Game Changers, 1948: Creation and Catastrophe, American East, Americanish, and most recently the Oscar nominated and BAFTA Winner short film “The Present”.

Established the Malas Chair for a Master’s program in Islamic Studies at Claremont Graduate University, the Malas chair in Islamic Law at the University of California Irvine, and the Malas Fund for the Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School.

Serves on the Board of Trustees of Claremont Graduate University.
Serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of California Irvine Foundation.
Serves on the Advisory Council to the UCI Law School.
Founding board member of UCI Beal Applied Innovation.