Mohammed Soliman is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI), where he focuses on the intersection of technology, geopolitics, and business in the Middle East and other emerging markets. A trained engineer, he also advises corporate clients as a director at McLarty Associates, a global strategy firm, on policy and strategic issues spanning technology, finance, and energy. In addition, he is a non-resident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and a visiting fellow with the National Security Program at Third Way.
Prior to joining MEI, Mr. Soliman held research and policy roles at institutions including the Peace Tech Lab at the US Institute of Peace as well as Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy and School of Foreign Service, where he was a Junior Centennial Fellow. He began his career in Cairo as an engineer and consultant, advising both local and international businesses on strategy and operations.
Mr. Soliman is a frequent media commentator, with his insights featured in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, and USA Today. He has appeared on outlets such as BBC, France 24, and Deutsche Welle, and regularly speaks at international conferences. His scholarly work includes numerous journal articles and book chapters on geopolitics, emerging technologies, and global economic trends.
Mr. Soliman was named to the 2021 CSIS National Security & Foreign Affairs Top 50 Leadership List and is a Middle East Policy Council 40 Under 40 awardee. He serves on the board of advisors for Ideas Beyond Borders and the Advisory Council of the Indian Society of Artificial Intelligence and Law (ISAIL). He is also a David Rockefeller Fellow of the Trilateral Commission.
He holds a Master of Science in Foreign Service (with distinction) from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Engineering from the Egyptian Aviation Academy.
A native Arabic speaker, he also has reading and speaking knowledge of German, Persian, Spanish, and Turkish.
