Our Team
Yousef Srouji
CEO
Yousef is currently the Chief Executive Officer at MENA Analytics. Previously he was a freelance consultant working on a variety of sustainable socio-economic development projects in Palestine. He was also a project coordinator and researcher at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS). His experiences and interests include everything from project design and implementation to impact evaluation for sustainable development projects in Palestine and the MENA region. He also specialized in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies.
Yousef graduated with a Masters of Development Practice from the University of California, Berkeley and holds a BA in Economics from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Zayne is an expert in economic research with an in-depth understanding of various sectors in the Palestinian economy. Zayne was previously the Chief Economist at the London office of the British think-tank, The Portland Trust. Zayne is also the co-founder and part-owner of two date-palm farms in Palestine and Morocco.
Throughout his career, Zayne has provided strategic support to 30+ economic development projects in the Palestinian technology, agribusiness, and social impact investment sectors. He also contributed to many discussions with policymakers and leaders of industry and civil society.
Zayne holds an MA in Economics from the University of Edinburgh, in the UK.
Zayne Abu Dakka
Chief Product Officer
Mohammed Abuqare
Chief Technology Officer
Mohammed Abuqare is the CTO of Menalytics, For more than 12 years, he has been an entrepreneur, software and technology leader, usually all at once.
In 2016, Mohammed joined Imagry Inc, one of the leading mapless (vision-based) autonomous driving companies worldwide. As a Director of Software Engineering, he built and managed Imagry’s software, hardware and data technologies starting from low level vehicle control up to real-time fully autonomous driving system and all other related systems including HW controllers, Data Collection, Annotation tool and Cloud Infrastructure. Mohammed founded Autonomy as a service provider which employs over 45 employees dedicated to Imagry Inc. Today, Imagry Inc., with support from Autonomy, drives autonomously on four continents (Haifa, Frankfurt, San Jose and Tokyo). Autonomy has enabled Imagry Inc. to grow, innovate and develop new technologies.
Mohammed is a passionate researcher in the field of LLMs and prompt engineering. He is passionate about applying the power of LLMs to revolutionize Menalytics services.
Hammam Othman
Sales and Business Development
Hammam is the Director of Sales and Businesses Development at MENA Analytics, he joins from Momentum Labs - the venture builder behind MENA Analytics - where he is the Director of Business Development. He has extensive experience in setting up and growing businesses and operations with a focus on business development for startup companies. He is also an environmental enthusiast, a fan of good food, and nature!
Amal Hjouj
Lead Researcher
Amal Hjouj is a researcher and business analyst at MENA Analytics with extensive experience focused on the Palestinian economy and private sector, as well as civil society organizations. She is also an avid cat mama, gardener, and anthropologist!