Elias BOUSTANI

En résumé

Entreprises

• Self-employed - Strategy & Innovation Consultant

  2017 - maintenant - Developed the strategy and piloted the implementation of the Talal and Madiha Zein AUB iPark, a multi-disciplinary Innovation Hub for the American University of Beirut
  - Developed the strategy of the Beirut Digital District Academy and piloted several initiatives related to developing talent at the intersection of Technology, Design and Leadership
  - Managed an assignment for the Saudi Ministry of Communications and IT to develop a national strategy to build Digital talent and enable Vision 2030 (contracted with Strategy&)
  - Developed the corporate strategy of a leading business cluster targeted towards the Creative and Digital Industries
  - Designed the market-entry strategy for a startup service provider in Paris
  - Led the design and oversaw the implementation of a community building strategy for a leading coworking space provider in Beirut
  - Designed and implemented the startup Accelerator program of the AUB Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (MSFEA)
  - Lecturer in the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (ESA)
  - Mentor of startups across accelerators: Speed@BDD, Flat6Labs and Smart ESA

• Wamda - Chief Operating Officer

  2015 - 2017 Wamda is a platform of integrated programs that aims to accelerate entrepreneurship ecosystems throughout MENA
  - Established and managed an Advisory arm to support corporations, universities& governments in designing and delivering large scale programs for startups across MENA (Entrepreneurship summits, hackathons, design thinking workshops, etc.)
  - Scaled and institutionalized the internal operations of the company
  - Managed the financials of the company including budgets and cashflow
  - Negotiated key strategic partnerships with General Electric, Expo 2020 Dubai®, World Bank and others
  - Produced in-depth research on Entrepreneurship
  - Mentored several tech startups
  - Promoted from Head of Operations to Chief Operating Officer in 1 year

• Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company) - Senior Strategy Associate

  PARIS 16 2010 - 2015  Contributed to diverse consulting projects such as the development of the Corporate Strategy for a leading Telecom Group in the Middle East, the development of a Marketing Strategy for a technology business incubator in K.S.A. and the introduction of Analytical Marketing into a mobile operator in Indonesia
  - Part of the founding team of the global Strategy& Demand Analytics practice in London
  - Led a team to assess strategies and build business plans for telecom operations in nine different countries across Asia and MENA
  - Led a team to develop the Small and Medium Enterprises strategy for an integrated telecom operator
  - Supported on M&A transactions and on the evaluation of synergies for potential acquisitions

• Accenture - Consultant in Systems Integration

  Paris 2007 - 2010 - Worked as a system integration consultant for major French companies in different industries: Louis Vuitton Malletier and Shiseido in the luxury industry, Faurecia in the automotive industry and Paris City Hall in the public sector
  - Worked on commercial proposals and client presentations
  - Attended trainings on Accenture methodology in Chicago, U.S.A.

Formations

• Ecole Nationale Supérieure Des Télécommunications

  Paris 2005 - 2007

Réseau

• Alfonso FERRERO

• Guillaume LEPP

• Hichem NJEH

• Jean-Bernard CHÉNEY

• Leila CHERIKH

• Salim BOUTALEB

• Sokha HIN

• Stéphanie AWAD