Office of the Vice President
Kevin Cullen
Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development
Bio
Catherine Montiano
Executive Secretary
Commercial Legal
Francesco Fontea
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
Katja Gorenflot
Event Marketing Specialist
Bashayer Waly
Communication Specialist
Dina Soufi
Marketing 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
Industry 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
Logistics Support Associate
Entrepreneurship Center
Contact us about
- Corporate innovation programs
- Business plan development
- Accelerators and mentorship
Abdulrahman Al Jiffry
Educational Program Development Officer
Arwa Shafi
Innovation Academy 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
Bulent Erbilgin
Visiting Faculty
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
Afnan Bukhari
Business Administrator
Elena Lopez Rubio
Investment Associate
Technology Commercialization
Contact us about
- Licensing KAUST technology
- Reporting an invention
Industry Engagement
Belal Fayad
Divisional Engagement Manager, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering
Omar Khasawneh
Business Development Specialist
Salahud Din
Acting Divisional Engagement Manager, Physical Sciences and Engineering
Warren Duffy
Economic Development Specialist
Jeffrey Bissette
Technology Development Specialist
Khaled Hallak
Partner Relations Officer
Riddhi Shukla
Business Development Manager
Technology Portfolio
Saida Djebili
Technology Portfolio Manager
Nisreen Mostareeh
Technology Portfolio Manager
Hind Al-Johani
Technology Portfolio Manager
IP, Patents & Contracts
Piotr Musial
IP, Patent & Contracts Manager
Halah Dokhan
IP& Database Assistant
Haifa Al Mayman
IP& Contracts Coordinator