Accelerator Manager
Sheraa Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center
Tarek brings in over 8 years of experience in leading business entities and an extensive background in strategic marketing and lean business models. Tarek holds a master’s degree in control engineering and and MBA from the prestigious London Business School and is also a certified personal trainer, life-coach, NLP practitioner and a hypnotherapist. The young business entrepreneur is the publisher of numerous research papers in both engineering and marketing fields and was a motivational speaker on various events held by the Dubai government and TEDx. Tarek Ahmed Fouad founded Lean International in 2012 which was sold off to a private equity firm. He has worked with the likes of TechWadi in Silicon Valley as UAE’s country manager and has cofounded and invested in several startups. Tarek is currently spearheading the Growth and Accelerator program at Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center to contribute to Sharjah’s vision in becoming the entrepreneurial hub of the Middle East.