Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh also chairs the following councils, institutional forums and universities :

• Arab Coalition of Services Industries, Doha, Qatar (2012).
• Tֺalal Abu-Ghazaleh University College of Business (TAGUCB), Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain (2012).
• Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University, Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (TAGIUNI) (2012).
• Economic Policy Development Forum (EPDF), Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2011- present).
• Arab States Research and Education Network (2010-2012).
• Global Challenges Forum, Geneva, Switzerland (2010-2011).
• Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID), New York, USA (2006-2010).
• Tֺhe Afro-Asian Knowledge Society Council, Egypt (2009).
• Board of Directors, UN Global Compact, New York, USA (2007-2008).
• Arab Quality Assurance and Accreditation Network (AROQAE), Brussels, Belgium (2007-present).
• Evian Group Governing Body, Geneva, Switzerland (2006-2009).
• Evian Group-Arab Region (EGAR) (2006-2009).
• Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, France (2006-2008).
• Board of Trustees, Perspective Europe, Paris, France (2005-2007).
• United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF), New York, USA (2004-2006).
• Advisory Committee on Internet Governance, United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF), New York, USA (2003-2004).
• The International Chamber of Commerce Task Force (ICC TF) on Internet Governance, Paris, France (2003-2004).
• Arab Intellectual Property Meditation Society (AIPMAS), Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2003-present).
• Commission on E-Business, Information Technologies and Telecoms, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, France (2001-2008).
• United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF), New York, USA (2001-2004).
• The Arab Regional Network of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF), New York, USA (2001-2004).
• The Working Group on Human Resources and Capacity Building (HRCB) of the United Nations Information and Communications Technologies, (UN ICT TF), New York, USA (2001-2002).
• The Arab Internet Names Consortium (AINC), Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2001).
• Licensing Executives Society-Arab Countries (LES-AC), Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1998-present).
• United Nations Committee of Experts on Professional Qualifications Standards, Geneva, Swizerland (1995-1998).
• U.N. Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR), New York, USA (1995-1996).
• The Committee for the Newly Industrialized and Developing Countries Affairs, the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) (1989-1992).
• Aֺrab Knowledge Management Society (AKMS), New York, USA (1989-present).
• Arab Society for Intellectual Property (ASIP), Munich, Germany (1987-present) in consultative status to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
• Arab Society of Certified Accountants (ASCA), London, UK (1985-present) in consultative status with the U.N. Economic and Social Council, (ECOSOC).