Tech Entrepreneur & Activist
Independent
Wael Ghonim is an Egyptian internet activist and computer engineer who played a pivotal role in organizing the 2011 Egyptian revolution through social media. A former Google executive for the Middle East, he used technology as a catalyst for social change. TIME magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He later founded Parlio, a platform for civil discourse, continuing his mission to harness technology for democratic engagement.
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Tech Entrepreneur & Activist
Independent
Wael Ghonim is an Egyptian internet activist and computer engineer who played a pivotal role in organizing the 2011 Egyptian revolution through social media. A former Google executive for the Middle East, he used technology as a catalyst for social change. TIME magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He later founded Parlio, a platform for civil discourse, continuing his mission to harness technology for democratic engagement.
Photo: Wael Ghonim, supplied by the subjectWikimedia Commons file pageCC BY-SA 3.0
Wael Ghonim
Wael Ghonim is an Egyptian internet activist and computer engineer who played a pivotal role in organizing the 2011 Egyptian revolution through social media. A former Google executive for the Middle East, he used technology as a catalyst for social change. TIME magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He later founded Parlio, a platform for civil discourse, continuing his mission to harness technology for democratic engagement.
TechnologyWael Ghonim used technology to spark a revolution. Dina El-Mofty used entrepreneurship to build one. Together, they represent Egypt's most powerful export: the belief that change is possible.
Wael Ghonim