Michelle Abou-Raad

Commercial Strategy @ Cleo | ex-Strategy& | London Business School MBA

United Kingdom

About

Michelle Abou-Raad holds an MBA from London Business School and a Bachelor's in International Relations and Middle East & North Africa studies from the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. She was a 2021-2022 Henry Luce Scholar in Thailand, where she worked with an incubator for social enterprise and learned Thai. Prior to moving to Southeast Asia, she worked in management consulting at Strategy& Dubai and in international development at Creative Associates in Washington, DC.

Experience

  • Senior Product Performance Associate - Growth at Cleo
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

  • Strategy Consultant at Various Companies
    Jun 2025 - Dec 2025 · 7 mos

    • Key work included strategy development (including project/KPI and roadmap development) and financial modelling to assess expansions and to support fundraising • Clients included London Business School, tech startups, and Oliver Wyman

  • Global Ventures (Internship · 5 mos)
    • MBA Intern - Venture Capital
      Sep 2024 - Oct 2024 · 2 mos

    • MBA Summer Intern - Venture Capital
      Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

  • MBA Intern - Private Equity at Alterra Capital Partners
    Apr 2024 - Jun 2024 · 3 mos

  • Independent Consultant at Various Organizations
    Aug 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo