Who We Are

The People Behind the Ideas

Core Team

Wael Aburida

Managing Partner

(The Investor)

David Herbada

Head of Ventures

(The Builder)

Newton Howard, PHD

Chief Scientist

(The Scientist)

Basma Aburida

Head of Talent & Organizational Growth

(The Architect)

Leah Broger

AI Investment Research & Strategy

(The Researcher)

Marwan Hassanein

AI Infrastructure & Engineering

(The Engineer)

Nasser Hussain

Financial Risk & Compliance

(The Guardian)

Advisory Board

A global group of thought leaders guiding FIKRA on AI innovation, ethics, policy, and venture scaling.

Manal Alassaf, PhD

AI Strategy & Digital Transformation

Christina Ku

AI & Deep Tech Investment

Diana Mangalagiu, PhD

Ethical AI, Policy & Sustainability

Roberto Ordoñez

Strategy & Negotiation

Danielle Perszyk, PhD

Cognitive AI & AGI Strategy

Richard Horlick

Global Asset Management & Capital Strategy