Dr. Shabana is the Smart Government leader at IBM, Saudi Arabia.

In his role he helps government and public sector entities meet the increasing quality of service and efficiency expectations of the public by leveraging IBM’s industry leading solutions.

As a Partner in a “Big 4 “ firm Dr. Shabana has lead large transformation projects for more than 15 years in Europe and the US. He has recently moved back to the Middle East to focus on the Public Safety and Utilities sectors.

He holds a Ph.D. in IT Management from UCLA and has taught at Texas A&M University before transitioning into consulting. His specialization is Information Security and system assurance.