Hello, I’m Tauqir 👋

I am a Corporate Strategy, Marketing, and Partnership Development specialist from London, currently based in Abu Dhabi

About me

    • Attended NYU Abu Dhabi on a full scholarship, graduating with a 3.72/4.00 GPA in Political Science in 2018

    • Studied abroad at NYU Sydney, NYU Madrid, NYU Shanghai and NYU New York

    • Achieved three A’s in A-Levels at Whitgift School, London, in 2014

    • Associate Corporate Affairs Manager at Tamkeen

    • Worked on projects across Food Security, Philanthropy, Quantum Computing, Higher Education and more.

    • Conducted internships in Corporate Law, Project Management and Communications

    • Received two Tamkeen CEO Awards for exceptional contributions to successful project deliveries

    • First Tamkeen employee to be fast-tracked from the Graduate Programme

    • Founding member of the No Lost Generations initiative for Syrian refugees at NYU, New York in 2017

    • Completed the Young Enterprise Youth Business Scheme, London, in 2013

I tend to lean into projects and roles that have high impact and necessitate forward thinking, collaboration and problem solving. In my current role, I am working to reposition an Abu Dhabi gov company, attract leading global agricultural technology companies to the United Arab Emirates as part of the country’s efforts to address food insecurity, and support the development of Quantum Computing solutions via an internationally recognized hackathon.
During my time in Abu Dhabi, I’ve helped deliver strategic projects that include forums, knowledge publications, and the incubation of start-ups. In the process, I’ve launched integrated marketing campaigns, managed  agencies, worked with high-profile thought-leaders, and collaborated with ministries, foundations, universities, accelerators, museums, media organizations, and think-tanks.
I am incredibly passionate about creative disruption, and often find myself questioning and breaking down processes and conventional behaviors, and reimagining them with the goal of providing greater accessibility, satisfaction and value.