Member of the Board of Advisors @ (January 2026 - Present)
Member of the Board of Advisors @ (August 2024 - Present)
Senior Board Advisor @ (November 2024 - Present)
Member of the Board of Advisors @ (November 2024 - Present)
Business Partner and Senior Board Member @ (January 2025 - Present)
Smart City Advisor for EMEA Region at TR1ton (TRT1) Data @ TR1ton Group (September 2023 - Present)
Board Advisor @ (December 2022 - Present)
Board Advisor and Smart Cities Expert @ Skillz Middle East FZ LLC (August 2017 - Present)
Strategic Business Advisor @ (October 2019 - Present)
Council Member @ (March 2018 - Present)
Academic and Industry Advisory Board Member @ Ajman University & Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) (June 2015 - Present)
Member Board of Directors @ (December 2014 - Present)
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) @ (February 2023 - April 2024)
Senior Business Advisor @ HYGEAR (April 2022 - January 2024)
Business Development Head (MENA) @ (January 2020 - August 2023)
Analyst Advisor and Partner @ (May 2019 - December 2022)
Chief Executive Officer @ DUC Consuling International (January 2012 - January 2021)
Senior Advisor @ (May 2018 - May 2019)
Regional Advisor - Middle-East and Asia-Pac @ (September 2015 - January 2018)
Business Development Manager (Smart Cities) @ (August 2015 - December 2017)
Board Advisor @ (July 2014 - April 2017)
Senior Group Advisor @ Bin Shamikh Group of Companies- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (June 2015 - January 2017)
Regional Business Head @ (April 2014 - November 2016)
Country Manager and Board Advisor- MENA @ ]init[ AG for Digital Communication (February 2012 - July 2014)
Managing Director @ (August 2006 - November 2011)
Visiting Assistant Professor @ (September 1998 - August 2008)
Director of Information Technology @ (August 2004 - August 2006)
Senior Lecturer and Director of Research Centre @ (August 1999 - July 2004)
Usman Zafar Education
European International University - Paris (Official)
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (International Business/Trade/Commerce)
2019-2022
International American University
Doctor's Degree (Information Technology)
2000-2004
Usman Zafar Skills
Leadership
IT Strategy
Team Building
E Commerce
Social Media
Customer Relations
Consulting
Requirements Analysis
PMO
ITIL
Consultancy
Product Mix
Mobile Payments
Government
Business Development
Business Analysis
Negotiation
Competitive Analysis
Team Management
Team Leadership
ERP
Strategic Planning
Strategy
Management Consulting
Business Planning
Entrepreneur
Operations Management
Entrepreneurship
Program Management
Analytical Skill
Change Management
Training
Product Management
Customer Service
Enterprise Software
Business Intelligence
Project Planning
Governance
Business Strategy
Business Management
Management
IT Governance
Project Management
Coaching
Problem Solving
Outsourcing
Software Development
Marketing Strategy
Mobile Devices
Software Project Management
Cloud Computing
Services
Integration
Analysis
IT Management
Usman Zafar Summary
Usman Zafar, based in Dubai, AE, is currently a Chief Executive Officer at World Business Hub (WBH). Usman Zafar brings experience from previous roles at Independent (Keynotes & Board Advisory), HumAInity Works, Bizmoni - All-in-ONE AI Super APP and Sriven. Usman Zafar holds a 2019 - 2022 Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in International Business/Trade/Commerce @ European International University - Paris (Official). With a robust skill set that includes Leadership, IT Strategy, Team Building, E Commerce, Social Media and more.
Looking for a different Usman Zafar?
Find contact details for 700 million professionals.