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

Dina Soufi
Marketing Specialist

Adrian Van Niekerk
Entrepreneurship Content Specialist

Maha Alharbi
Digital 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

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

Bülent Erbilgin
Visiting Professor

Dawood K. Mohanna
Online Learner Experience Consultant

Roberto Ciaramaria
Data and Business Analyst

Ali Alahmari
Startup Coordinator

Maryam Barradh
Startup Coordinator

Lama Hakem
Training Associate

Haitham R. Alhumsi
Online Learning Manager

Hibah Y. Atiah
Online Content Associate

Nisha S. Mani
Operations Specialist

Aseel Banjar
Events & Logistics Coordinator

Bashayer Hindi
Events & Logistics Coordinator

Rahaf Alrashidi
Events & Logistics Coordinator

Lamaa Ghryani
Events & Logistics Coordinator

Jeffery M. Ahmed
Startup Incubator Lead

Mohamad B. Alwan
Financial Startup Analyst
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