Ned is a seasoned founder-executive with a cross-border experience of successfully establishing and leading business and innovation divisions for private and public sector organizations like AWS, Intel, CA Technologies, UAE Prime Minister’s Office and Expo 2020 Dubai. He’s also worked in senior roles at five startups in the US and the Middle East with successful exits to IBM, Paul Allen’s Asymetrix, and Thomson Reuters, and launched the first international incubator in the MENA region, 1776 Dubai, in partnership with the Dubai Future Foundation. He gives back to the community by mentoring high-impact entrepreneurs and has served as founding Board Member, United Nations ICT Arab Task Force; Board Member, Young Arab Leaders; founding President, Stanford UAE Alumni Club; and Steering Committee Member, in5 Tech Innovation Centre. He holds an M.S. from Stanford University, a B.S. from Northeastern University, and an Executive Education Certificate in Management from INSEAD.