Dr. Ahmad Al-Yamani

Dr. Ahmad has built a diverse career spanning both industry and academia. He currently serves as the CEO of Takamol Group and Chairman of Tamkeen Technologies and Takamol Business Solutions He also serves on the boards of several other organizations.

Previously, Dr. Ahmad worked as COO at the Saudi Company for Development and Technical Investment (TAQNIA), the Vice Secretary General for Sustainable Development and Authority at the Saudi Economic Cities Authority and he served as the CTO of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA).

Dr. Ahmad worked as an Assistant Director at the Stanford Center for Trusted Computing, a consulting assistant professor at Stanford University, and an adjunct faculty member at Santa Clara University. He also held a faculty position at King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). He also worked at the advanced development labs of LSI, where he led an IC test cost saving operation based on technologies that he patented achieving millions of dollars of annual savings. Dr. Yamani has over 40 publications and 4 patents that he co-authored with 25 different people from 17 different countries and 5 different continents.

Dr. Al-Yamani holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, a Master's degree in Management Science and Engineering, both earned at Stanford University, and Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.