Karim is Managing Partner, Global Head of Functional Practices. Prior to that, Karim led the TIME practice globally for over 12 years since 2012. He has 30 years of experience with ADL in the telecommunication area and previously worked with a leading global telecom supplier.

In Arthur D. Little, Karim’s work focuses primarily on three functional areas: 

• Growth strategies and business transformations 
• Corporate Finance – Transaction support, mainly working with Private Equity firms and Banks
• Boardroom presentation and facilitation

Besides his management consulting assignments with clients in 4 industries:

• he acts as a Jury member for several Telecom & Media prize award ceremonies in Asia, Europe, and in the US. 
• he supports several telecommunication councils and associations as well as governments and regulators in setting their (digital) agenda as an advisor
• he is chairing and facilitating top executive international events and conferences

Before joining ADL he worked for several years for Ericsson and was a research assistant professor at the University of Technology in Vienna. Furthermore, he enjoyed four different education systems: Tunisia (Lycée El Menzah V), France (Lycée JB Say/ESEM), the USA (UC Berkeley), and Austria (TU Wien).

Karim holds an MSc, MBA, and Ph.D.