Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

• Leading vision, strategy, product, fundraising, and founder-led sales for the trust-based referral engine that helps business close more B2B deals through trusted connectors, relationship intelligence and automation.
• Designing and executing Wasil’s operating model and GTM, translating systems thinking and business acumen (e.g. incentive structures, trust, institutional dynamics, network effects) into scalable product, pricing, and referral economics across the GCC and Egypt.
• Positioning Wasil as market infrastructure, not just software - building trusted relationship systems that strengthen SME growth, market access, and private-sector collaboration in emerging markets.

Oct 2025 – Nov 2025 · 1 mo · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · On-site

• Built an AI-enabled platform addressing market coordination and information asymmetry in the MENA SME ecosystem, with implications for private-sector development and economic policy
• Led financial modeling and go-to-market design relevant to public–private collaboration contexts

Jul 2025 – Present · 10 mos · United Arab Emirates · Remote

• Led multi-stakeholder implementation involving the Ministry of Education, accreditation authorities, and local municipalities in Egypt
• Developed regulatory-critical paths for licensing, accreditation, and institutional compliance
• Advised on governance, leadership hiring, and institutional setup aligned with national education policy requirements

Sep 2024 – Apr 2025 · 7 mos · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

• Led government-facing growth and policy engagement strategy across 13 national education systems as part of pre-IPO expansion
• Conducted system-level needs assessments and policy gap analyses with Ministries of Education in Morocco, Egypt, Indonesia, Senegal, UAE, and Kuwait
• Co-designed national education solutions aligned with curriculum standards, regulatory constraints, and public procurement frameworks
• Planned and supported implementation of digital education programs reaching 1.5M+ students across Asia and Africa

Jul 2023 – Sep 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

• Built the company's go-to-market strategy for priority markets
• Led business planning for new/existing products and bespoke projects, spanning market analysis, value proposition development, business modeling, financial modeling and execution planning
• Built company's market acumen through leading market intelligence efforts

Nov 2022 – Jun 2023 · 7 mos

• Designed and implemented a strategy for the $200M endowment aiming at creating Egypt’s future leaders through boarding schools and leadership programs
• Led the enrollment program to attract 1k+ applications with a selectivity rate of 9%

Feb 2022 – Nov 2022 · 9 mos

Jan 2021 – Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Jun 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

Nov 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · On-site

• Founded the university’s commercial capabilities from student recruitment and marketing to public relations and partnerships
• Doubled the university’s tuition revenue by 2X and enrollment by 1.6X

Jan 2020 – Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos · South Africa · Hybrid

• As AFLI’s flagship leadership development programme, the Tutu Leadership Fellowship Programme welcomes an elite group of Africa’s highest potential young leaders, representing a wide range of sectors.

Dec 2015 – May 2019 · 3 yrs 5 mos · 6th of October, Kattameya, Damietta

• Founded a school management company with an innovative, asset-light business model
• Drove growth from zero to 1k+ families and millions of dollars in tuition revenue in 3 campuses within 3 academic years

Nov 2011 – Nov 2015 · 4 yrs · Giza, Egypt

• Built a blended learning platform that creates engaging learning experiences for more than 400,000 registered learners, 400,000 monthly visitors and 650,000 followers
• Selected as the Best Social Enterprise Startup in the Arab World by the MIT Enterprise Forum Startup Competition - Pan Arab; 2015
• Selected as "Best MOOC in the Developing World" by University of Pennsylvania; 2014
• Managing an organization of 40 employees and a network of more than 3000 volunteers
• Created partnerships with Youtube, Google, Baidu, Aramex and TE Data (leading ISP in Egypt)

Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 · 4 yrs

• Selected by the World Economic Forum to be part of the Global Shapers community, comprising of young professionals and social workers with significant local impact.

Sep 2010 – Sep 2011 · 1 yr · Cisco Egypt · Hybrid

• Achieved a 122% growth in the last quarter of the first year at the company
• Managed 200 accounts in the commercial sector with a 65% penetration rate; one of the highest in Cisco Egypt
• Received the Services awards for highest growth in services sales during FY11
• Created business plans for more than 25 partners that included product innovation projects and promotional packages

Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 · 1 yr

• Established “ The Bill of Rights and Responsibilities”; a social contract between the students and the administration, as an official university document after 18 months of lobbying, campaigning and research
• Managed an annual budget of around 2.5 million pounds
• Got elected by more than 60% of the voters (1448 votes out of 2400)
• Led more than 300 members and delivered more than 100 speeches