Joud is a Data Scientist and tech entrepreneur with extensive experience working in technology-driven businesses converting data into meaningful and actionable insights. He is inspired by the significant role of technology in development issues and how frontier technologies could shape the current world we live in. Joud has over seven years of diverse work experience in Business & Data Analyst, Full Stack Development, and Academic Teaching. And for the past three years, he has been working with UN Agencies (UNICEF and UNDP) in the field of Information Management and Data Analysis.

Regarding his academia. Joud has a dual bachelor's degree, one in Business Administration and one in Software Engineering. He also holds a master's in Big Data Science. Joud has been an eager volunteer since 2014 who always tries to get involved in innovative projects related to development, technology, and leadership projects. During the past years, he led the ChangeMakers initiative funded by UNFPA. And he has been working with the national and regional teams in Youth Leadership Programme (YLP) at UNDP.