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Background

Experience

  1. 2023-09 — 2026-08 · Paris

    Senior data scientist, AI engineer & strategy consultant

    Applied-AI consultancy, Europe

    Applied AI delivery across industrial, financial and public-sector problem classes, from discovery workshops through architecture, MVPs and production rollout.

    Selected responsibilities

    • Led GenAI engagements from discovery and use-case scoping to architecture and production.
    • Built retrieval-heavy applications including hybrid search, agentic workflows and evaluation.
    • Translated ambiguous business needs into technical specs, APIs and deployment patterns.
    • Advised senior stakeholders on AI strategy, operating models and MVP-to-prod roadmaps.
    • Ran internal tech-watch sessions, GenAI-for-consulting tooling platform development and ideation workshops.
    • Worked across neighbouring problem classes (document classification, low-code assistants, data engineering and data strategy) without treating billed days as outcomes.

    CapabilitiesKnowledge architecture · Hybrid retrieval · Agent orchestration · Fine-tuning · Evaluation · Observability · API design · Full-stack interfaces · Cloud deployment · Infrastructure as code · Security and access control · Workflow automation · Product discovery · Technical strategy

  2. 2020-01 — 2023-07 · Beirut, Athens, Paris

    Consultant in strategy, finance & data analytics

    Freelance / Various

    Advised startups and SMEs across Europe, the Middle East and Africa on strategy, analytics, product and technology topics, alongside independent product and community experiments.

    Selected responsibilities

    • Supported companies across fintech, AI, healthtech, blockchain, media and financial services.
    • Worked on fundraising, financial modeling, product strategy, data/NLP analysis and MVP development.
    • Took on product and research experiments: on-chain tooling, studio-style internal tools, and community or nonprofit advisory at sector level.

    CapabilitiesData engineering · Product discovery · Technical strategy

  3. 2016-11 — 2020-01 · Beirut, Paris

    Associate in technology investments

    Leap Ventures

    Technology investment associate at a venture firm with activity across Lebanon, France, Europe, the US and MENA.

    Selected responsibilities

    • Evaluated and executed Seed through Series B investments; led technical due diligence across AI, health, cybersecurity and energy.
    • Supported portfolio strategy, platform building, fundraising and ecosystem initiatives.
    • Contributed to fundraising for portfolio startups, new funds, a startup studio and related vehicles.
    • Provided policy advisory and industry advocacy with local, regional and global institutions.

    CapabilitiesProduct discovery · Technical strategy

  4. 2016-03 — 2016-10 · Tunis, Abidjan

    Analyst in fintech investments

    AfricInvest

    Analyst on the financial sector team of a private equity firm covering African markets, focused on banks, insurers and fintech opportunities.

    Selected responsibilities

    • Assessed banks, insurers and fintech opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa.
    • Supported portfolio fintech projects and fundraising for a new evergreen fund.
    • Published research on technology trends in financial services.

    CapabilitiesTechnical strategy