Abdullah Ijaz

Abdullah Ijaz is a Lecturer in Business Management at the University of Greenwich since October 2022, having previously served as a Graduate Teaching Associate at Queen Mary University of London from August 2018 to September 2022. As Co-Founder of Tech Valley Pakistan from January 2015 to February 2018, Abdullah led initiatives to collaborate with academia, industry, and government, successfully creating hundreds of jobs for educated youth in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Abdullah also worked as a Lead Researcher for USAID in 2016 and facilitated meetups for IDEO.org. Early career experience includes an Assistant Manager position at Askari General Insurance Company Limited and an internship at Mitchell's Fruits and Farms. Abdullah holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship and Development Economics from Queen Mary University of London and a BBA in Finance and Investment from the National University of Sciences and Technology.