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Gehad El-Haddad

Senior Adviser & Media Spokesperson at Muslim Brotherhood

Egypt

Nonprofit Organization Management

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Gehad El-Haddad's Overview

Current

Senior Adviser & Media Spokesperson at Muslim Brotherhood
Steering Committee Member at Renaissance Project
Senior Adviser, Foreign Affairs at Freedom and Justice Party

Past

City Director at William J. Clinton Foundation
Co-Founder & CEO at Qabila
Regional Coordinator at Industrial Modernization Center

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Education

De Montfort University
MaxQ Film School
Information Technology Institute

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Connections

500+ connections

Websites

Mission-oriented professional dedicated to human-centric causes. Experience in both Public and Private sectors with established connections in Government, Indusry and Not for Profit sectors in both Egypt and the UK.

A global individual with an international identity fluent in both Arabic & English and entrepreneurial in work practice. Quality prone, with the discipline of deadlines. Extensive experience in Public Relations and Project Development.

Specialties

Non-profit management, Public Relations, Government Liaison.
Strategic advisory, Marketing Communications, Competitive Intelligence.
Infrastructure Policies, Environmental & Climate Change Policy, Project management.
Sharepoint, Sales Force, Autocad, ArcGIS, and NVivo.

Senior Adviser & Media Spokesperson

Muslim Brotherhood

January 2013 – Present (1 year 3 months) Cairo

Steering Committee Member

Renaissance Project

February 2012 – Present (2 years 2 months) Cairo, Egypt

Senior Adviser, Foreign Affairs

Freedom and Justice Party

May 2011 – Present (2 years 11 months) Cairo, Egypt

City Director

William J. Clinton Foundation

Nonprofit; 201-500 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry

August 2007 – August 2012 (5 years 1 month)

o Representing the foundation’s Clinton Climate Initiative in Egypt
o Setup the foundation's office in Egypt and managed official registration.
o Identified & developed program-based projects & delivery work plans
o Built & maintained a communications network with more than 50 public organization.
o Supervised policy-making workshops & presented foundations views
o Identified and developed 6 projects and their associated stakeholders
o Presented projects to high-level government officials.
o Provided strategic advisory on Egypt to coordinate CCI’s efforts and resources.
o Developed bi-lingual communication materials and project briefings.

Co-Founder & CEO

Qabila

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry

May 2010 – February 2012 (1 year 10 months) Cairo, Egypt

Qabila was a dream shared amongst a group of creative Egyptian youth to launch a different more genuine and true Media Production Entity that caters to our dreams and aspirations and respects our morals and values. The Egyptian revolution gave birth to our success with the launch of our first music video "Kan Lazem" into becoming the most noted Crowed-Sourced Media Production Entity in Egypt.

o Elected by Trustees to becoming Qabila's first CEO
o Lead Qabila from a working team into a standing entity
o Designed Qabila's organizational structure and mandate
o Managed the creation of a new business production division
o Co-developed many of Qabila's biggest production deals
o Worked with Qabila teams in crafting & polishing ideas

Qabila is a flat horizontal organizations. All projects are lead by teams with very fluid hand-over to specialty sub-teams within the company. Its a new paradigm in business entity with new rules and new spirit. One we hope to spread in other SMEs around Egypt and Insha'Allah the world.

Regional Coordinator

Industrial Modernization Center

Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry

January 2007 – August 2007 (8 months)

o Coordinated projects and services across 13 regional branches throughout Egypt.
o Reinitiated the "Egyptian Industrial Mapping" project and redesigned its work plans.
o Redesigned IMC's services portfolio based on past-usage and client needs.
o Developed IMC's "e-Tending" system from process design to integration with intranet.
o Initiated a change of business model and KPIs

Marketing Manager

Right Start Foundation

Nonprofit; 1-10 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry

September 2005 – June 2006 (10 months)

o Designed & supervised printing of publications and marketing materials of the foundation.
o Co-organized the inauguration conference with 2,000+ attendees.
o Supervised the development of RSFI website & corporate events.
o Developed fund-raising & reporting documentations.
o Position was part-time

Founder

egmation

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Animation industry

January 2005 – August 2005 (8 months)

Marketing Officer

Arabian Group For Development

March 1998 – May 2003 (5 years 3 months)

Assisting in acquisition of international exhibitors
Classifying and researching potential clients
Communicating event info and answering questions
Providing logistical & CRM support

Arabic
English

Non-profit Administration
Public Relations
Governance
Strategic Planning
Strategic Communications
Marketing Communications
Competitive Intelligence
Management Consulting
Environmental Awareness
Environmental Policy
Digital Media
Architectural Design
ArcGIS
Final Cut Pro
Adobe Creative Suite
Political Campaigns
Political Risk Analysis
Political Islam
Project Management
Community Development

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- Media Strategist & Official Spokesperson
  
  Morsy Presidential Campaign 2011
  - Politics
  April 2012 – July 2012 (4 months)
  
  Member of the Core Team for the successful campaign to elect Egypt's first Democratically Elected Civilian President. Member in Campaign Strategy Team, Media Strategist, Presidential Program Team, Official Spokesperson, and the Populist Campaign to Elect Morsy.
  Highlights Interviews:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7am0_SRJDk
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWY_EH1efmQ
  http://www.youtube.com/...more
- Senior Advisor
  
  AYADI
  - Poverty Alleviation
  September 2011 – present (2 years 7 months)
  
  AYADI was created as an Umbrella NGO to empower, connect, and revitalise the Civil Society in Egypt. It builds on a multitude of networks through its Board Members and seeks to focus support and resources on projects critical for the development of Egypt.
  
  http://ayadielnahda.org/
- Political Advisor - Think Tank Member
  
  Freedom & Justice Party
  - Politics
  February 2011 – present (3 years 2 months)
  
  Political Adviser to the Freedom & Justice Party's High-Board on issues of Foreign Affairs, Renaissance Project, Economic Development.
- Causes I care about:
  - Animal Welfare
  - Arts and Culture
  - Children
  - Civil Rights and Social Action
  - Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
  - Economic Empowerment
  - Education
  - Environment
  - Health
  - Human Rights
  - Politics
  - Poverty Alleviation
  - Science and Technology
  - Social Services
- Organizations I support:
  - Qabila
  - Clinton Foundation
  - Islamic Relief
  - Right Start Foundation International
  - Ayadi

De Montfort University

Master of Science, Strategic Marketing, Competitive Intelligence, CRM

2005 – 2006

Activities and Societies: Flying Start Business Club

MaxQ Film School

Certificate of Filmmaking, Filmmaking

2005 – 2006

o Script Writing (based on Greek Mythologies)
o Cinematography (On Canon XL1)
o Editing (On Final Cut Pro)

Information Technology Institute

Post Graduate Diploma, Multimedia

2004 – 2005

Alexandria University

BSc, Architectural Engineering

1998 – 2003

Websites:

Interests:

Strategic Advisory, Political Advocacy, Media & PR Strategy, Children Edutainment, New technologies.

Groups and Associations:

Society for Competitive Intelligence Professionals Chevening Scholars Network De Montfort Alumni Association Life Makers Foundation - Egypt Egyptian Engineers Syndicate Jump Alliance Think Tank

Honors and Awards: