About
Abdulhamid Haidar studied mathematics, computer science, and economics at MIT, worked as a consultant at McKinsey for three years focusing on Middle East engagements, earned a master's degree in public administration with a focus on international development from Harvard, and completed an MBA at Stanford.
Founder at DarselYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Abdulhamid went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Abdulhamid can intro founders to Darsel's investors below.
Darsel's investors · 3
Experience
- DarselFounder & CEOcurrent2021 — present
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2018United Arab Emirates
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2015 — 2018United Arab Emirates
- McKinsey & CompanySummer Business Analyst2014Dubai, UAE
- International Monetary FundProjects Assistant2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- New York University Abu DhabiResearch Collaborator2012Abu Dhabi
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Economics2011 — 2015
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA2018 — 2021
- Harvard Kennedy SchoolMaster in Public Administration in International Development2018 — 2021
Skills & more
StataMatlabPythonJavaManagement ConsultingPolicy AnalysisEconometricsPublic PolicyEconomic ModelingDevelopment EconomicsEconomicsPolitical Science
Languages Arabic · French
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Harvard Kennedy School180
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesGayatri SarkarFounder and CEO at Advaita CapitalSteve SargeantSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsRobert SiglerSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJustin FreehVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Shared employers
Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,203
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs
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Also worked at International Monetary Fund11
Michael HsuVenture Partner at Core Venture CapitalBrad WiskirchenInvestor at EPIC VENTURESSunil SabharwalAdvisor at SPiCE VCTilman EhrbeckCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish VenturesFederico GaliziaIFC Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at International Finance CorporationSukhmani BediPartner at Orios Venture Partners
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