Samuel Blatteis
| Samuel Blatteis | |
|---|---|
| Born | San Francisco Bay Area, California |
| 🏳️ Nationality | United States |
| 💼 Occupation | Policy and Government Affairs in the Middle East |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of The MENA Catalysts Inc. |
Samuel Blatteis is the co-founder and CEO of The MENA Catalysts Inc., a Middle Eastern government affairs advisory firm.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Blatteis was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. He received a bachelor's degree in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College in 2001[3] and also studied Arabic at The American University in Cairo and Damascus University in Syria.[4]
In 2005, Blatteis received a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct field research on China's role in the Middle East.[3] He graduated from Georgetown University with a master's degree in Gulf Public Policy in 2007.[5]
Career[edit]
At Google, Blatteis served as Head of Government Relations and Public Policy, Gulf Countries for over 3 ½ years.[6] While there, he spoke in Saudi Arabia about the "skyrocketing" amount of YouTube content being uploaded from the Middle East and “the tech opportunity” for Arab women.[7]
In February 2017, Blatteis worked on a partnership between Google and the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Foundation to launch a digital literacy initiative for Saudi youths called We Are All Online.[8][9][10]
Blatteis left Google in July 2017 and co-founded The MENA Catalysts Inc., a Middle Eastern government affairs consulting firm.[11][12][13]
Blatteis previously worked for Deloitte Middle East as a Public Policy Manager and then senior manager until 2014, when he joined Google.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ Alkhalisi, Zahraa (3 January 2018). "6 ways life in Saudi Arabia will change in 2018". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ K. Cherrayil, Naushad. "Free zones are not going anywhere in midterm future". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Samuel Blatteis '01 Wins Fulbright Scholarship". oxy.edu. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sam Blatteis". mei.edu. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ Andelman, David A. "The Sino-Saudi Connection". forbes.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ Harrison, Peter (4 February 2015). "Will UAE's Ras Al Khaimah produce the next Bill Gates?". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ Harrison, Peter (23 October 2016). "5,000 attend 4th edition of 'Shoof' forum for digital visual media". arabnews.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ "'We are all online' is new MiSK-Google initiative". facesinternationalmagazine.org.ng. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ "We are all online' is new MiSK-Google initiative". saudigazette.com.sa. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ "MiSK-Google Launch Digital Awareness Drive". tradearabia.com. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ "Snap is in talks to set up shop in Saudi Arabia". cnbc.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ Saeed, Zainab. "Amazon and Apple Wants to Invest in Saudi Arabia". phoneworld.com.pk. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ Dartnell, James. "Saudi crown prince meets Gates, Bezos, Nadella". tahawultech.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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