Background
Temsamani was born in Tangier, Morocco. He is the grand son of General Driss Riffi Temsamani who was named Pasha of the Rif Republic in 1926 then Asila, Larache and Tetuan.
Temsamani was born in Tangier, Morocco. He is the grand son of General Driss Riffi Temsamani who was named Pasha of the Rif Republic in 1926 then Asila, Larache and Tetuan.
He is a holder of an Master of Business Administration from Ohio State University, an Executive Master of Business Administration in Industrial marketing from International Aero Engines Universidad Austral in Buenos Aires, Argentina and an Executive Leadership from Harvard.
Driss emigrated to the United States in 1986. where he established TelQuel Magazine. Years later, Temsamani enrolled himself in business studies. Temsamani writes about a broad range of topics.
In 2004, he was one of the first Moroccan Americans to publish a book in the United States along with Laila Lalami.
His book Rewind, a drama story of the human spirit"s struggle to find happiness while away from home, was released in 2005. As a marketing strategist, Temsamani has participated in many industry conferences lecturing about and promoting the theories of "deoxyribonucleic acid Marketing" and the "Art of Marketing".
His specialities include the concepts of diversity marketing and emotional experience. Temsamani is Director of Strategic Planning at Citigroup where he is responsible for Marketing and Business Planning.
Driss held several roles with Citi in Product Management and Operations and was Chief Information Officer for the e-Commerce division based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Temsamani started his as a Senior Consultant in 1995 coming from Telemundo television Network where he held the position of Operations Director from 1993 to 1995. Prior to that, he worked for Globe Magazine and Worldcare International Insurance. Driss Temsamani is involved with the Moroccan American community on a broad range of social and advocacy topics.
Back in 2003, Temsamani co-founded the Morocco Foundation.
A year later, he founded and became President of SOS Morocco. Temsamani has been President and Board Director of the Moroccan American Coalition since 2008.
Later in 2009, he founded the Moroccan Americans for Fritchey Movement. In 2012, Temsamani founded the Maghreb Growth Foundation.