Farhan Zeb
AI & Fintech Leader | Building Strategic Partnerships and Scalable Platforms
The move
MovePayten → Dragon
TitleSenior Vice President, Product & Technology → Head of Artificial Intelligence & Technology
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish, Urdu
Years in UAE17.4
Total experience11.7 years
Career arc
- Head of Artificial Intelligence & TechnologyJan 2026 — Present
Dragon· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Vice President, Product & TechnologyJan 2025 — Feb 2026
Payten· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Chief Executive OfficerJan 2024 — Dec 2024
Datalinks.ai· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Chief Executive OfficerDec 2022 — Dec 2023
Datacrypt· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Global Head of Strategic Planning, Analytics & AIDec 2021 — Dec 2022
RELX Technology· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Executive Board MemberAug 2020 — Present
Yusufzai Holdings· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Director of Data Strategy & AnalyticsAug 2020 — Nov 2021
SAUDI AIRLINES· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Head of Financial Planning & AnalysisJul 2017 — Jul 2020
- Manager Strategic Finance & Business AnalysisJun 2014 — Jun 2017
Saudi Arabian Airlines· Dubai
Education
- Heriot-Watt UniversityBachelor of Business Administration (BBA) · Management & Finance2013 — 2014
- Sorbonne UniversitéDoctor of Philosophy - PhD · Artificial IntelligenceJan 2026 — Mar 2031
- Victorian Institute of Technology (VIT)Master of Business Administration - MBA · IT & AnalyticsJun 2021 — Dec 2022
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Urdu · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Full professional
Top skills
Information TechnologyData CollectionInvestmentsBusiness AnalysisMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Fixed-Income Investing