Exceedingly culturally astute and geopolitically in touch, having lived in seven countries across four continents. Formal business educational background - a bachelor's degree from Canada and an MBA from a global top 20 international MBA program (MIT exchange term).Eight years of diverse experience working in strategic private equity, business development, B2B/G, and more recently in defense & security consulting. While the industries may seem worlds apart at first glance, they’ve shaped and sharpened three skills I believe are most important in any environment: 1. Emotional Intelligence 2. Effective Communication 3. The right attitude to learn, overcome, and "get stuff done" -Obama. Spent the last two years working alongside various ex US and UK military SMEs to serve senior defense stakeholders and strategic transformation projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Track record in deconflicting implementation challenges, achieving electromagnetic spectrum information superiority, digital transformation, and GTM strategy for commercial entities. a.abdelrahman@sloan.mit.edu