Office of the Vice President
Kevin Cullen
Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development
Bio
Catherine Montiano
Executive Secretary
Commercial Legal
Francesco Fotea
Commercial Director
Operations & Strategy
Mark Hull
Operations & Strategy Manager
Marketing & Outreach
Aurelie Arsouze
Acting Innovation Marketing Manager
Sara Brady
Creative Lead
Malak Sabahi
Graphic Designer
Lama Kattan
Graphic Designer
Bashayer Waly
Communication Specialist
Dawood Mohanna
Creative Consultant
Dina Soufi
Marketing Specialist
Adrian Van Niekerk
Entrepreneurship Content Specialist
Business & Finance
Salah Alenazi
Business & Finance Manager
Saira Baksh
Financial Analyst
Agha Safia
Business Administrator
Tenant Affairs
Amr AlThagafi
Tenant Affairs Manager
Reem Philby
Business Operations Officer
Norani Nordin
Partner Relations Coordinator
Omar Kutbi
Tenant Relations Officer
Enass Dahman
Administrative Assistant
Innovation Partnerships
Contact us about
- Joining our industry collaboration program
- Hiring KAUST graduates and students
- Conducting corporate R&D at KAUST
- Establishing physical presence at the KAUST Research & Technology Park
Amjad Ashri
Innovation Partnerships Manager
Manal AlOtaibi
Innovation Partnerships Coordinator
Maaz Khawaji
Innovation Partnerships Officer
Rana Bashmail
Events/Logistics Coordinator
Belal Fayad
Innovation Partnership Manager
Entrepreneurship Center
Contact us about
- Corporate innovation programs
- Business plan development
- Accelerators and mentorship
Abdulrahman Al Jiffry
Educational Program Development Officer
Arwa Shafi
Program Associate
Nikolaos Tsorpatzidis
Startup Coordinator
Jerry Faldas
Team Admin
Nawaf Algain
Learning and Design Program Manager
Rayan Alrasheed
Startup Incubator Lead
Salman Kattan
Startup Coordinator
Roberto Ciaramaria
Data and Business Analyst
Ali Alahmari
Startup Coordinator
Maryam Barradh
Startup Coordinator
Lama Hakem
Training Associate
Innovation Fund
Contact us about
- Investing in startups
- Pitching a business plan
- Contact
Tamer Osman
Acting Innovation Fund Head
Francois Pichot
Investment Manager
Enaam Tamboosi
Portfolio Coordination Analyst
Nadine Mojadidi
Financial Analyst
Asim Danish
Business Advisory Manager
Elena Lopez Rubio
Investment Associate
Omar Khasawneh
Investment Principal
Technology Commercialization
Contact us about
- Licensing KAUST technology
- Reporting an invention
Technology Transfer
Riddhi Shukla
Technology Deployment Manager
Salahud Din
Technology Deployment Specialist
Gary Rubin
Senior Technology Development Manager
Warren Duffy
Technology Development Specialist
Jeffrey Bissette
Technology Development Specialist
Technology Portfolio
Kok Yong Tan
Senior Technology Portfolio Manager
Nisreen Mostareeh
Technology Portfolio Manager
Hind Al-Johani
Technology Portfolio Manager
Saida Djebili
Technology Portfolio Manager
IP, Patents & Contracts
Piotr Musial
IP, Patent & Contracts Manager
Halah Dokhan
IP& Contracts Coordinator
Haifa Al Mayman
IP& Contracts Coordinator