Hassan Ajwad Abbas

About Hassan Ajwad Abbas

Hassan is a Vice President at Ericsson, 150-year-old global leading company in telecommunications, where he heads the program management of the Global CU, one of the company\'s top business units with a multi-billion-dollar P&L. He has over 19 years of experience in delivering complex and innovative solutions for Tier-1 customers across 22 countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa. He is also a MIT Executive MBA graduate, a Harvard CME graduate, and an Ericsson-certified technology and leadership professional.Hassan is passionate about driving digital transformation and innovation in the telecom industry, as well as sharing his insights and expertise with various prestigious platforms and organizations. He is an official member of the Forbes Technology Council, an advisor at the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, Mentor at MIT Sandbox and an Ericsson delegate at the Telecom Council. In his spare time, he enjoys playing 18 musical instruments, flying as a certified pilot, and volunteering for humanitarian causes with the UN World Food Program and hospice care organizations.Hassan was part of the team to receive People Choice Award at MIT IDEA Entrepreneurial competition. Hassan is co-founder of Umeed Inc, In Urdu language,\"Umeed\"(امید) primarily means \"hope.\" It embodies the idea of looking forward to positive outcomes and has a positive/optimistic connotation. Umeed inspires a brighter, equitable future via principled, innovative leadership to improve the world. Founded at MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it is not only a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, but also a movement that transforms challenges into opportunities, despair into hope, and problems into innovative solutions.

Experience

1. Founder & Chief Executive Officer

   Umeed Inc

   Dec 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Founded at MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, we are not only a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we are also a movement that transforms challenges into opportunities, despair into hope, and problems into innovative solutions. Umeed inspires a brighter, equitable future via principled, innovative leadership to improve the world.In Urdu language,\"Umeed\"(امید) primarily means \"hope.\" It embodies the idea of looking forward to positive outcomes and has a positive/optimistic connotation.At Umeed Inc, we\'re a beacon of hope, driving positive change by uplifting underprivileged communities and crafting innovative solutions.

Education

• Harvard Kennedy School

  Organizing: People, Power and Change Practicum, MLD 378M

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Masters, Business Administration and Management [Sloan Executive MBA]

  2022

• Divisional Public School, Model Town Lahore

  Middle School Certificate , General Studies

• Harvard Business School

  CME - Certificate of Management Excellence

  2016 — 2017

• Harvard Law School

  Law and Neuroscience HLS 2707

• Harvard Business School

  MBA Cross-Registration from MIT

  2024 — 2024

• University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

  Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

• ICAO/Civil Aviation Authority

  Aircraft Pilot License

  2010 — 2010

• Berklee College of Music

  Music Cognition Program

• Garrison Boys High School, Lahore

  Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Science

• Forman Christian College (A Chartered University)

  Higher Secondary (School) Certificate (HSC), Pre-Engineering

Skills

• Telecommunications Engineering
• Team Motivation
• 2g
• Bss
• Integration
• Business Support System (Bss)
• Telecommunications
• Leading Positive Change
• Core Network
• Ericsson Oss
• Charging System
• Program Management
• Volte
• Lte
• Team Building
• 3g
• Project Management
• Gsm
• Musical Instruments
• Aviation
• End to End Delivery
• Umts
• Telecom Bss
• Music Theory
• Private Pilot
• Team Leadership
• General Packet Radio Service (Gprs)