bassem bendary

Bio Summary

11 years of management consulting and strategy experience, developing growth strategies, corporate turnaround programs, market research and organizational design for public and private sector organizations. Employers include McKinsey& Company, McKinsey& Company Spin-off, and Dalberg Advisors. Expertise sectors include public sector, healthcare, international development, government, and transport.

Employment History

Freelance - Project Leader

Management Partners

December 2020 - July 2021

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Led a project team to help KSA’s General Authority for Competition study the competition in the health insurance market in KSA and identify the main anticompetitive practices in the market and develop the necessary measures ...see more

Senior Manager

Dubai World Trade Centre

October 2019 - July 2020

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

• Co-led the establishment of Dubai Future District, sponsored by Dubai Council, aiming to create an attractive ecosystem for MENA and worldwide innovation-driven startups. • Led the growth of the real estate business thr ...see more

Senior Consultant

Dalberg Global Development Advisors

November 2017 - September 2019

Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

• Designed a new organizational unit to manage the philanthropic contributions of a senior government leader in a GCC country, including defining global/regional best practices and the governance/resource requirements for t ...see more

Digital Transformation Specialist

Microsoft

March 2016 - September 2017

Duba Saudi Arabia

• Helped Microsoft clients across Middle East and Africa Region transform their businesses through leveraging industry solutions built on Microsoft technologies (cloud, machine Learning, big data Analytics). Scope of work i ...see more

Senior Consultant

Management Partners

March 2011 - December 2014

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

• Designed 5-year growth strategy for several state-owned companies, helping them recover from losses. Activities included building the market intelligence, performing competency gap analysis for the company, identifying th ...see more

Business Analyst

McKinsey & Company

January 2009 - October 2010

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

• Developed the financial model and the pricing strategy for a major real estate project in Egypt. • Developed the international expansion strategy for large regional bank, including developing selection criteria, selecti ...see more

Education

Master's in Business Administration/Management

INSEAD

2015

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

The American University in Cairo

2008

Language Skills

Arabic English

Country Experience

Bahrain Egypt Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates

Skills

Business

Business Case,

Business Unit Strategy,

Corporate Development,

Corporate Strategy,

Feasability Studies,

Growth Strategy,

Strategic Planning,

Balance Scorecard,

Dashboard Development,

KPIs,

Monitoring & Evaluation,

Regulatory Strategy,

Digital Strategy

Digital Transformation,

Economics, Policy, and Social Studies

Economic Planning,

Education to Employment,

Impact Assessment,

Policy Development,

City development,

Industry Experience

Social Sector

Foundations and Philanthropy,

NGOs and Nonprofits,

Multilateral Organizations

Healthcare

Providers & Services

Real Estate & Construction

Property Management,

Master Development