
Jacques Visser
• Supervisory Board Member of the DIFC Employee Workplace Savings Plan (DEWS)
• Board Member and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the DIFC Fintech Fund
• Board Member and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Dubai Future District Fund
• Board Member of xCube LLC
• DIFC Commissioner of Data Protection
• DIFC Security Registrar
• Secretary to the DIFC Higher Board, the DIFC Authority Board and the DIFC Investments Ltd Board
• Editor-in-Chief of the Laws of the DIFC publication
Prior to joining the DIFC, Mr. Visser practiced as a financial services lawyer for more than 20 years, primarily focusing on multi-jurisdictional investment structures, funds, asset management and regulatory matters in emerging markets.
Mr. Visser holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Capital Markets Law (LLM) from the University of Johannesburg. In addition, he holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Law (LLB) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Competition Law from the University of the Witwatersrand. He also completed the Oxford Fintech Programme at the Saïd Business School in August 2018.