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Ahmad Abed

Evaluator · DISC type DCS
Director of Business Development at Sprints
📍 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ahmad is an experienced AI and SaaS business development leader with a Ph. D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He specializes in driving market expansion and strategic partnerships, consistently exceeding sales quotas. Colleagues describe him as innovative, professional, and energetic.

His recent commentary emphasizes practical, customer-centric business growth. He believes that the true value of knowledge lies in its real-world application and advocates for making technology accessible and understandable for non-technical professionals.

Unique Fact: He has over two decades of experience in business development and sales, with a proven record of fostering long-lasting client relationships.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Director of Business Development
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Personality Overview

How Ahmad shows up

Quality Focused
Fast But Analytical
Hard To Convince

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Priorities

Topics Ahmad cares about

Upskilling Professionals
His current role at Sprints focuses on a transformative "Learning 2. 0" approach to upskilling professionals for a tech-savvy business environment.
AI Business Solutions
He has extensive experience leading business development for AI and SaaS companies, focusing on integrating AI-driven solutions to solve customer problems.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Director of Business Development
Sprints
9-2023 - 3-2025
GCC Enterprise Business Director
adam.ai
9-2020 - 9-2023
Director of Business Development
Eilimi
8-2019 - 10-2020
Business Development Manager - MENA
Nagwa
8-2018 - 8-2019
IBM SWG Business Unit Manager.
Prosoft Information Systems
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1-2020 - 1-2023
Doctor's Degree
University of Pennsylvania
1-2016 - 1-2018
Master's degree
Leicester College
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
Wellington College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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