Hussein Salama, PhD MBA, is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) of the International
Coaching Federation (ICF). Hussein’s passion is to enable leaders to be their authentic
selves and to pursue a successful, fulfilling and balanced future.
Hussein has extensive experience building, growing and leading organizations at global
technology companies. Hussein spent the last 14 years at Microsoft as the director of its
Egypt Development Center. Hussein was responsible for setting up his organization for
long-term success and growth and for enabling his people to perform at their best by
striking the delicate balance between “freedom to innovate” and “focus on delivery.”
Hussein success at Microsoft is attributed to his ability to identify high potential individuals
and partner with them (coaching and mentoring) along the career growth journey towards
becoming established successful leaders themselves.
Prior to Microsoft, Hussein spent five years at technology startups. Hussein started his
professional career in 1996 at Cisco Systems in San Jose, California.
Hussein received a PhD in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University
and an MBA from San Jose State University, California. He obtained