Maher Hanafi — CTO
Maher is an executive leader with a proven track record of transforming engineering teams, driving cloud migrations, and delivering impactful SaaS solutions across diverse industries. His passion for technology has recently been ignited by the emergence of AI. Its transformative power to learn, adapt, and solve real-world problems has inspired him to champion its responsible development and explore its vast potential to empower people. He thrives on creating environments where engineers feel valued, challenged, and equipped to excel. Recognized as an Engineering Fellow for notable and significant contributions to the engineering teams and culture. Entrepreneur, Founder in Technology and Digital Marketing, Advisor, Mentor and Public-Speaker.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI technology leader with extensive experience in engineering management.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 17 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Responsible Ai
- Technical Direction
- Strategic Vision
- Artificial Intelligence (ai)
- Generative Ai
- Data Privacy
- Technical Engineering
- Software Development
Career Highlights
- Expert in leading cloud migrations and SaaS solutions.
- Champion for responsible AI development and integration.
- Recognized Engineering Fellow with significant contributions.
Work Experience
University of San Francisco School of Management
Honorary Mentor, Strategic AI Program (11 mos)
Advisory Board Member, Strategic AI Program (1 yr 11 mos)
Betterworks
Senior Vice President of Engineering (1 yr 7 mos)
Vice President of Engineering (1 yr 6 mos)
AI Accelerator Institute
AI Ambassador (1 yr 11 mos)
January AI
Vice President of Engineering (1 yr 3 mos)
Thrive Global
Chief Technology Officer (3 yrs 2 mos)
Evey Technologies
Chief Technology Officer (2 yrs)
Nanoport Technology Inc.
Director Of Engineering (2 yrs)
Rakuten
Lead Software Engineer (1 yr 7 mos)
Paysafe Group
Senior Software Engineer (11 mos)
Tamaggo
Lead Software Engineer (2 yrs 1 mo)
Diginium Graphics
Chief Executive Officer (5 yrs 3 mos)
Electronic Arts (EA)
Software Development Engineer (1 yr 3 mos)
Ubisoft
Software Development Engineer, R&D (2 yrs 11 mos)
Education
Strategic Artificial Intelligence Program at University of San Francisco School of Management
Master of Science at Université Laval
Bachelor of Science at SUP'COM