Sherief S.
Vice President of AI Hub and Business Strategy
The move
MoveMicrosoft → e& UAE
TitleSenior Cloud and AI Solutions Sales Executive → Vice President of AI Hub and Business Strategy
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish, Arabic
Years in UAE8.7
Total experience18.7 years
e& UAE headcount10,001+ employees
e& UAE industryTelecommunications
e& UAE HQAbu Dhabi
e& UAE typePublic Company
Career arc
- Vice President of AI Hub and Business StrategyFeb 2026 — Present
e& UAE· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Senior Cloud and AI Solutions Sales ExecutiveJul 2025 — Feb 2026
Microsoft· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Advisory Board MemberJul 2025 — Present
Kentrick
- TMForum Catalyst Open Digital Architecture and Autonomous NetworkMar 2022 — Aug 2025
TM Forum· United Kingdom· Seasonal
- Senior Solutions Sales Lead - Telco and Media IndustryJul 2021 — Nov 2025Microsoft· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Cloud Solutions Architect Lead - Advanced Workloads and Open Source SolutionsNov 2018 — Jun 2021Microsoft· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Technology Solutions Sales Professional - Azure Advanced Workloads and Open Source SolutionsDec 2017 — Nov 2018Microsoft· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- MEA Technology Solutions Sales Professional - Azure Open Source SolutionsDec 2016 — Dec 2017Microsoft· Cairo, Egypt· Full-time
- EMEA Lead Solutions Architect - Virtualization Discipline and Telco Accounts WWNov 2015 — Dec 2016
Dell EMC· Airplane· Full-time - EMEA Cloud Solutions ArchitectApr 2013 — Nov 2015Dell EMC· Airplane· Full-time
- Co-Founder and CTOJan 2013 — Dec 2016
SquareConnections L.L.C· Egypt· Part-time
- Private Cloud & Infrastructure Global Systems EngineerJan 2012 — Apr 2013
Vodafone· Cairo, Egypt· Full-time - System EngineerJul 2010 — Oct 2011
Smart System· Alexandria, Egypt· Full-time
- Core Network PlannerJul 2010 — Jan 2012
Verizon· Colorado Springs, Colorado· Part-time
- Senior Member and Research EngineerSep 2007 — Nov 2025
IEEE· United States
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAssociate's degree · CyberSecurity2018 — 2019
- Harvard Business SchoolAssociate's degree · Data Privacy and TechnologyMay 2023 — Sep 2033
- University of OxfordAssociate's degree · Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme2018 — 2018
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordAssociate's degree · Oxford Strategic Management Executive ProgrammeSep 2022 — Apr 2023
- Alexandria UniversityBachelor of Science - BS · Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering2005 — 2010
Languages
- French · Limited working
- English · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- German · Elementary
- Polish · Elementary
Top skills
Digital StrategyRegulatory ComplianceStrategic PlanningGlobal Regulatory ComplianceBuilding Business PartnershipsEstablishing Strategic Partnerships