Gamal Mahmoud joined the staff in 2005 as a coaching assistant for both the men's and women's fencing teams. Before joining the Crimson, he coached at Northeastern, Phillips Academy Andover, the Boston Fencing Club and Prise de fer Club.

In 2006, he was named coach of the American team at the World Cup in Germany where former Harvard fencer Benjamin Ungar won the gold medal.  Mahmoud has also worked with current Harvard foilist Shelby MacLeod.

His coaching success began by studying under maitre d'arm Michel Perrin of France who is the coordinator of the French national team. He then coached at the Alexandria (Egypt) fencing club from 1984-87 and then from 1998-99 before coming to the United States in 2001.

Mahmoud has coached many athletes that have reached high levels of success including three standouts. Mohamed el Kaimy finished 19th at the World Championships in 1993, El Sager was the Asian champion in Indonesia in 1996 and Mohamed El Assal placed second in the Africa Games in 1999.

As a student at Alexandria, Mahmoud joined the fencing program and earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering 1980. He became a Level A fencer in all three weapons and was a member of the Egyptian national team.

Mahmoud was born in Egypt in 1954 and currently resides with his wife and two children.