Nabila Elassar
Founder, Impact Genius. Instructor, AI for Good Institute
Co-President, Stanford Entrepreneurs
Ex-Microsoft. 2X Founder.
Nabila is the Founder of Impact Genius and the Academic Director of the AI for Good Institute.
An ex-Microsoft global education strategy professional, certified professional coach, and Stanford alum with experience in education, technology, business, and international affairs.
Nabila's professional career includes experience in corporate, tech, entrepreneurship, education, nonprofit, and international organizations. As a tech professional, she worked at Microsoft U.S. and Microsoft HQ for almost 4 years within education technology & corporate strategy roles. In her first role, she led a technical cross-functional V-team to empower strategic clients and partners to leverage the full Microsoft technology suite to accelerate digital transformation in the COVID era, generating $100M+ in revenue for the business. In her second role, she worked as a Sr. PMM on product marketing strategy within Global Education Corp. HQ, collaborating within the engineering, product, finance, and marketing orgs. As the founder and academic director of United Ambassadors, she led the research, curriculum design and delivery, and strategic partnerships of world-renowned UN education programs held at the United Nations, including workshops and conferences widely attended by 10,000+ students in 12 countries worldwide. These programs engaged youth with the UN SDGs and prepared them for careers in impact, public leadership, and or diplomacy,
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She is deeply passionate about tech entrepreneurship and is committed to empowering AI for Good founders worldwide to succeed. Her favorite lectures to deliver include crafting your business strategy, creating a compelling value proposition, finding product-market fit, understanding consumers, and balancing impact with profitability.
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Nabila holds an MA in Education, Policy, and Leadership Studies from Stanford University. She attended programs at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, Graduate School of Business, School of Engineering, and School of Design. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Marketing (Business Administration) from the German University in Cairo. ​Nabila designed the AI for Good Institute with a deep belief in the value of tech education and its ability to shape the next generation of innovators and founders. Our mission is to empower participants with the tools and knowledge to succeed as impact-driven AI/ tech innovators, product builders, and entrepreneurs.