Ahmed Salem

ESG & Sustainability Strategist | Carbon Footprint & Impact Reporting | Innovation & Entrepreneurship Programs Lead

Cairo, Egypt

About

Ahmed is a Sustainability, ESG, and Innovation Programs Leader with 13+ years of experience designing and leading entrepreneurship, sustainability, digital transformation, and capacity-building initiatives across government entities, international development organizations, universities, and private-sector ecosystems in Egypt and the MENA region. Throughout his career, Ahmed has successfully managed and contributed to high-impact national and regional programs focused on sustainability integration, entrepreneurship ecosystem development, ESG-aligned initiatives, innovation management, and institutional capacity building. His experience spans strategic partnerships, donor-funded projects, sustainability-focused program management, impact reporting, and ecosystem transformation. Ahmed has led and supervised multiple development and entrepreneurship projects with cumulative budgets exceeding $ 10 Million, while building and managing more than 64 strategic partnerships with ministries, universities, NGOs, innovation hubs, international organizations, and corporate stakeholders. His professional focus bridges sustainability with entrepreneurship and innovation through ESG reporting, sustainability reporting frameworks, carbon footprint awareness, SDGs integration, impact measurement, and sustainable ecosystem development. He is currently expanding his specialization in Sustainability Assurance, ESG Reporting Standards, Carbon Footprint Management, and Sustainable Risk & Impact Reporting aligned with global frameworks and emerging international standards. Ahmed currently serves within national-scale development and innovation ecosystems, contributing to sustainability-aligned reporting, digital transformation initiatives, entrepreneurship programs, and institutional upskilling projects across multiple Egyptian governorates. As a certified Design Thinking Co-Creator from IBM, Certified Value Chain Analyst from Nile University, Certified Professional Sustainability & Carbon Footprint Trainer, and Sustainability Programs Specialist, Ahmed combines strategic leadership with practical implementation capabilities across sustainability, entrepreneurship, innovation, and development sectors. Over the past 13 years, he has trained and mentored more than 13,000 participants through 55+ projects delivered across all Egyptian governorates and for participants from 16 countries, in collaboration with leading institutions including UNDP, GIZ, USA Embassy, Bank Misr, Ministry of Planning, MCIT, TIEC, AUC, AAST, Injaz Egypt, and Misr El Kheir Foundation.

Experience

  • Scientific Research & Technology Senior Lead at Misr El Kheir Foundation MEK
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Projects Manager "Entrepreneurship & Innovation" at هيئة تنمية صناعة تكنولوجيا المعلومات
    Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr

  • Business Instructor & Project Lead at I Hub ASU
    Jan 2023 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Lead and Manage training and Pre incubation Programs

  • Global Entrepreneurship Jury at Wadhwani Foundation
    Feb 2021 - Jan 2024 · 3 yrs

    help Potential Entrepreneurs to determine if their venture has the potential to succeed

  • Technology & Innovation Trainer at TIEC
    Oct 2020 - Jan 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos