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Chada El Islam BenmahceneCE

Chada El Islam Benmahcene

Product Technology Executive

$1,000/day
Dubai, AE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Chada El Islam

I advise executives, governments, and investors on how to translate emerging technologies into strategic advantage in their businesses.

With experience across global technology and energy organizations including Microsoft, Baker Hughes, General Electric, and Halliburton, I specialize in AI strategy, digital transformation, and innovation platform & product development in complex industries such as energy, sustainability, and infrastructure.

Over the past decade, I have worked at the intersection of AI, enterprise technology, and venture creation, helping organizations move from early technology exploration to structured execution and scalable $500M business models. My work spans corporate innovation programs, venture studio design, and AI product strategy.

Through my venture platform ENTROGX Ventures, I focus on building and advising AI-driven solutions across energy and sustainability, including initiatives around industrial AI, Generative AI, ESG intelligence, safety automation, and digital twins. I also support organizations in designing innovation ecosystems and venture-building frameworks that connect corporations, startups, and investors.

Typical engagements include:
• AI strategy and enterprise AI roadmap development
• Digital transformation and emerging technology advisory
• Venture studio and corporate innovation program design
• AI productmanagement & development strategy and go-to-market frameworks
• Executive advisory on technology partnerships and investment positioning

My work has supported large-scale industrial organizations, venture ecosystems, and international policy discussions, contributing to initiatives presented in forums such as G20, BRICS, and global innovation programs.

Clients typically engage me when they need clear strategic direction, credible technical insight, and structured execution frameworks to turn emerging technologies into measurable impact.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Conversational

  • French

    Fluent

  • Arabic

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Dubai (up to 50km), Abu Dhabi (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Women Collective Investors
    Founding Venture Partner & Board Member
    PRIVATE EQUITY
    January 2023 - January 2026 (3 years)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    • • Investment Strategy: Execute equity financing for startups, negotiating 50% favourable valuations for women
    • • Portfolio Oversight: Provide strategic guidance and board governance for portfolio companies
    • • Market Development: Build strategic investor network and deal flow pipeline across MENA region
    M&A Portfolio Strategy Market-Entry Strategy Negotiation
  • ENTROGX AI Ventures – EnergyTech & ClimateTech Venture Studio
    Founder & Chief Executive Officer
    DIGITAL AND IT
    June 2023 - Today (3 years)
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    • Business Building: Transformed traditional incubator into AI-first venture studio with headquarters in UAE.
    • Capital Strategy: Co-created a fund arm of $40M capital allocation, for pre-seed & seed startup funding.
    • Sales & Commercial Leadership: Led the team towards $1.5M ARR in less than a year, with GTM expansion plans and market entry playbooks to 5 major markets in GCC & Africa.
    • Product Leadership: Serve as Chief Product & AI Officer developing MVPs for portfolio companies in
    EnergyTech, FinTech, and Industrial AI, leveraging latest generative AI technologies (ie: LLM, NLP, …etc)
    • International Expansion: Established partnerships across G20, BRICS, and UNFCCC-YOUNGO serving 30+ African startups annually.
    • Strategic Partnerships: Secured +120 partnerships with C-level executives from IEA, IRENA, UNIDO, Intel, GE, and major VCs. Resulting in major government grants and strategic investor partnerships.
    Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy artificial intelligence Leadership Development Partnerships CEO
  • Baker Hughes – Climate Technology Solutions
    Director – Commercial Product Management / Global Corporate Venture
    ENVIRONMENTAL
    June 2021 - July 2023 (2 years and 1 month)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    • • Go-to-Market Leadership: Orchestrated commercial strategy for Cordant emissions product targeting Fortune 500 clients (Qatar Energy, Aramco, ADNOC, BP, Petronas), resulting in $150M complex deals wins.
    • • Innovation Leadership: Spearheaded $60M innovation project building ClimateTech businesses from concept to commercialization
    • • Sales Growth & Optimization: Implemented SaaS sales strategies driving product adoption & revenue growth
    • • Market Positioning: Led competitive positioning in $16.7B emissions software management market
    • • Market Intelligence: Conducted comprehensive market research across 50+ enterprise accounts for product market fit validation
    • • Business Development: Secured 3+ paid pilot executions with UAE and Malaysia governments
    • • Strategic Planning: Designed and executed joint product strategy, roadmaps, and GTM plans across 5 business units
    • • Cross-Functional Leadership: Managed +35 senior professionals from Baker Hughes, Microsoft & C3 AI
    • • Executive Development: Selected for senior-level "Horizontal Leaders Program" for grooming the company's next-generation executives.
    • • Talent Development: Recruited and mentored commercial product managers for Digital Leadership Programs
    artificial intelligence Product management Corporate strategy Team management Sustainable development

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Education

  • Bachelor of Science
    American University
    Bachelor of Science
  • Executive Graduate Program
    Kelly School of Business, Indiana University
    Executive Graduate Program

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