As Vice President of Business Innovation, Mohammad is responsible for designing and deploying at scale business and partnership models for projects at Google[x], a ‘moonshot factory’ at Google that applies audacious thinking and technology to big global problems ranging from internet connectivity to renewable energy, to human mobility.

Mohammad joined Google in 2007 to establish and grow Google’s business in over fifty countries in the Middle East, Africa and Europe, which equates to close to half of Google’s current operations worldwide.

Passionate about the diversity and challenges faced by populations in emerging markets, Mohammad has dedicated his energy to empowering these communities by increasing their access to technology.

Mohammad is also a serial entrepreneur having started more than fifteen businesses in his career and continues to serve as a board member for several numerous startups and government technology and innovation boards in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

His academic background consists of a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from the Maastricht School of Management.