Abdur-Rahim leads our work to embed innovation in the Middle East and broader emerging markets. This work includes creating technology and media clusters with public sector entities, helping emerging market operators adapt to new business models, and working with investors who are interested in the digital revolution.
With public sector entities, he has helped set up leading technology and media clusters in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, focusing on how to grow digital ecosystems anchored in the base economy, embed R&D and innovation, and attract global technology disrupters.
For technology and media operators, he has helped chart growth and diversification strategies to enable them to become regional leaders and globally relevant organizations.
Abdur-Rahim has served investors at three of the top ten global private equity firms, three of the top five global sovereign wealth funds and launched two of the largest venture capital funds in the region. He has advised on topics including investment fund set up, due diligence in the technology space, and portfolio strategies.
He also leads McKinsey’s Fuel Ignition work for the Middle East, helping regional start-ups scale.
Abdur-Rahim previously worked in our Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice and was based in Silicon Valley. Prior to McKinsey, he worked in corporate strategy at eBay and taught economics at Harvard University where he received the Bok Award for Teaching Excellence.