ABOUT

EXPERIENCE: 15+ years Private Sector, U.S. Gov't, and Entrepreneurship

EXPERTISE: Int'l Development, Commercial Law, Business Strategy, Personal Branding

EDUCATION: Harvard ('17), Berkeley Law ('08), Cambridge ('06), UCLA ('02)

LICENSES: California Bar, Washington DC Bar

LANGUAGES: English, Arabic, Spanish (intermediate)

INTERESTS: Travel (140+ countries), Fitness (NYC Marathon 2015), Art (zahawiart.com)

Hamada Dara Zahawi is a bi-lingual attorney and entrepreneur, with over 15 years of  experience working at the intersection of public policy, commercial law reform, and education advocacy. Hamada is also passionate about public speaking, where he regularly trains students, professionals, and public figures in the art of communication and personal branding. Hamada has also created Final50.world, a project to chronicle his life-long quest to experience every country on earth. Previously, Hamada was an International Attorney-Advisor with the U.S. Department of Commerce - Commercial Law Development Program, advising ministers, judges, and business leaders in promoting trade and foreign investment. Prior to public service, Hamada was in private practice, focusing on Project Finance and International Commercial Law with AM100 firms.