STRATEGY / PARTNERSHIPS / INSTITUTIONAL GROWTH

Mohamed
Farid.

Strategy & Partnerships
Leader.

Institutional Growth & Ecosystem Development

Government, Culture & Social Impact

Qatar, MENA & North America

I connect institutional priorities, partners and people—turning strategy into programmes, ventures and relationships that move work forward.

Step into my work

Open to leadership roles & strategic advisory

Salam, I’m Mohamed.

EXPERIENCE ACROSS INSTITUTIONS & ENTERPRISE

Strategy & museum roles

Founder

Founder · Habibi World

Alumni mentoring

Strategy & consulting

Business banking

HOW I CONTRIBUTE

From direction
to delivery.

Institutional strategy

Research, positioning and programme design that give organisations a clearer direction.

HOST / IEC-BC · National mentorship scan 02

Strategic partnerships

Connecting stakeholders around a shared purpose, then building the structure to work together.

Capital Angel Network · FounderXFunder 03

Ecosystem development

Building ventures, networks and platforms that connect talent, institutions and opportunity.

7ayak Hub · Entrepreneurship platform

01 / SELECTED WORK

Strategy in practice.
The work behind it.

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The Village · 2025 · Select a thumbnail or open the gallery.

01 / INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY & PARTNERSHIPS

Teen Hub & Youth Fest

Connecting Qatar Museums’ programme priorities with partner relationships, ecosystem development and delivery through Teen Hub and Youth Fest.

MY ROLEPrograms & Ecosystem Strategy Consultant – Teen Hub

From institutional priorities to delivery. Developing programme concepts, aligning contributors and coordinating partner commitments with the Teen Hub team.

2025 · delivered with the team2026 · in preparation

View project Youth Fest story ↗Official Youth Fest website ↗

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02 / ENTERPRISE & COMMERCIAL STRATEGY

Habibi World

Setting the direction for a cultural business: connecting brand strategy, commercial partnerships, products, retail and media under Habibi World.

MY ROLEFounder & Executive Director

Building the business behind the brand. Translating cultural insight into product decisions, partner relationships and commercial delivery across Habibi Please, Habibi Streets and Akhbar Habibi.

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03 / ORGANISATION BUILDING & SPONSORSHIP

The Youth Company

Founding an enterprise and building the sponsor relationships, teams and programme portfolio behind Run The World and other initiatives in Qatar.

MY ROLEFounder & CEO · 2010–2013; later founder activity

From a founding idea to an organisation. Shaping the programme portfolio, bringing sponsors and collaborators on board, and building teams to deliver across multiple initiatives.

Talk Dirty ↗Hasanat ↗Youth Change Everything ↗Inspired by Qatar ↗FACE ↗

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04 / ENTREPRENEURSHIP & ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

7ayak Hub & Karak Time

Developing platforms for entrepreneurship and visibility: a coworking hub connecting startups and creators, alongside a media venture telling Qatar’s stories.

MY ROLEFounder, 7ayak Hub · Co-founder, Karak Time

Creating the conditions for connection. 7ayak Hub brought workspace, exchange and entrepreneurial networks together. Karak Time, co-founded with Deevina Visrolia, added a platform for talent and ideas.

Launched in 2014Space · media · community

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02 / THE WIDER PICTURE

Institutional depth.
Commercial perspective.

Advisory, institutional development, business banking and social impact: complementary experience behind my approach to growth and partnerships.

Marketing & public engagement · 2012–2016

3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum

Early brand development, institutional relationships, campaigns and events connecting sport, culture and heritage.

Research & programme strategy · 2022–2023

HOST · MentorConnect / IEC-BC

A national scan of mentorship and newcomer-support services, translated into practical recommendations for programme design.

Founder–investor connections

Capital Angel Network · FounderXFunder

Co-creating the programme and coordinating outreach, participant communications and pre-matched meetings at TiECon Canada 2022.

Business banking & client relationships · 2018–2021

TD Canada Trust

Progressing from customer experience and personal banking into business banking, coordinating solutions with specialist teams.

Peer mentoring · programme materials, 2021

QF Alumni · Grab-a-Coffee

Leading programme development with five alumni: mentor guidance, workshops and a practical structure for peer connection.

Alumni community · volunteer role, 2018–2020

Health Collective · McGill IMHL network

Taking an alumni community concept into a forum for international health leaders, connecting alumni and faculty.

Co-founder & human-rights representative · 2009

Al Fakhoora student campaign

Helping launch the original student campaign and organise its telethon. Al Fakhoora is now an Education Above All programme.

Founding youth committee member & volunteer

Reach Out to Asia

Several years of volunteering and a founding committee role in ROTA’s youth programme. ROTA joined Education Above All in 2017.

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03 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE PROJECTS

Strategic thinking.
Human connection.

I bring a founder’s initiative, a consultant’s research discipline and experience inside established institutions. My approach is collaborative: understand the priorities, build trust and turn shared ambition into a plan people can deliver.

15+ years of experienceQatar · MENA · North AmericaArabic · English · French

My story & experience

04 / EXPERIENCE

The roles
behind the work.

Leadership, advisory and institutional roles, alongside business banking and entrepreneurship. Each brings a different perspective on strategy, partnerships and organisational development.

Full career & background ↗

2025–present