Marwan Salem is an e-commerce expert, strategy advisor and qualified finance professional turned entrepreneur with more than 20 years’ experience in business planning, corporate finance, investment banking, research, private equity, digital strategy, innovation and operations. He delivered successful projects in different industries among which real estate, banking, microfinance, telecom and retail in Lebanon, UK, USA, France, African and GCC countries before co-founding and managing an ecommerce and dynamic pricing operation in the UK and operating it during 6 years till its Series A funding round.

In 2021, Marwan has fused with Genny’s vision and passion of transferring his acquired knowledge and skills to the new entrepreneurs in the region by joining Mind Cloud Academy as partner & COO. On top of many operational and business development endeavors, Marwan teaches several courses including but not limited to Sales, Customer acquisition / retention, financial modelling, pitching methodologies and acts a mentor in residence helping entrepreneurs in group coaching and individual mentoring,

Marwan has a bachelor degree in Economics from the American University of Beirut and a Master degree in Management and Finance from ESCP Europe. He has taught for seven years at Saint Joseph University in Beirut