Dr. Helmy graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University. He then obtained an MBA from the Arab Academy for Science and Technology (AAST) and Central Michigan University in 1999. In 2012, he received his Doctor of Business Administration degree from AAST, which was an additional step towards excelling in the business world. He also attended the “Changing the Game: Negotiation & Competitive Decision-Making” program in November 2021 from Harvard Business School in Boston, USA.

He is a Board Member of several organizations, including The City Advisory Council, Zewail City of Science and Technology. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Egyptian Japanese University for Science and Technology (EJUST) and the Faculty of Pharmacy, Azhar University. He is a Member of the Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) of the American University in Cairo School of Business.