Changing the Way We Work, Live, Play and Learn with Mudassir Iqbal '99

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49er Industry Chat

Changing the Way We Work, Live, Play and Learn
Mudassir Iqbal '99
AI Business Strategy Consultant
 

Join us for an industry chat with Mudassir, a Silicon Valley-raised, globally experienced AI Business Strategy Consultant. With a journey through electrical engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, and now AI and digital marketing, Mudassir's insights reflect continuous learning and adaptation in today's competitive tech landscape.

Raised professionally in Silicon Valley, Mudassir brings an innovation-driven mindset from the heart of tech. He earned his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering and worked at Siemens before completing his MS in Electrical Engineering at Cal State Long Beach (1997-1999). His career spans major tech companies including Alcatel, Cisco Systems (13 years), and NCR, working across diverse roles from engineering to VP level in sales, product management, software development, and managed services. He holds prestigious certifications including CCIE and CISSP, with extensive international experience across the USA, Europe, UK, Africa, and Asia. Since 2018, he's been based in Dubai, UAE, and currently works as an AI Business Strategy Consultant, helping local and international clients navigate their AI transformation. Recent certifications include AWS AI Practitioner and AWS Cloud Practitioner. One key thing which needs to be mentioned here that Mudassir started his journey in pure Electrical Engineering domain (Single Phase Induction Motors Sales) then moved to Voice domain then Cyber Security  domain then Routing & Switching domain then Data Center domain then Cloud domain and now finally in AI and Digital Marketing domain so essentially its all about Learn-Unlearn-ReLearn to be successful in this competitive era.