Alumni
![Tayssir-ElHawary](/sites/sse.aucegypt.edu/files/styles/testimony_profile/public/2018-12/131216_d8s0433_1.jpg?itok=s0gC4zUI)
"At AUC, I was encouraged to think independently, do my own research, break new ground. That’s exactly what I did with my first startup, Emerge Technology. As an entrepreneur, you need that kind of broad vision, that eagerness to take on a new challenge."
Tayssir El Hawary ’05
Co-founder and CEO of Modern Transit Solutions Company
![rana-elkaliouby](/sites/sse.aucegypt.edu/files/styles/testimony_profile/public/2018-12/ranaelkaliouby-headshot_1.jpg?h=4567c9e9&itok=sjZlfniK)
"AUC was the launchpad for my career, first inspiring me to pursue postgraduate studies in computer science and more recently as a tech entrepreneur and CEO."
Rana El Kaliouby '98, '00
CEO and Co-Founder of Affectiva, AUC Board of Trustees and Former Research Scientist at MIT
![Mohamed El Nawawy](/sites/sse.aucegypt.edu/files/styles/testimony_profile/public/2018-12/untitled-2550.jpg?itok=HBig-ol3)
"Understanding the history and culture of the communities we’re working with — that was part of my liberal arts program at AUC. I see the value every day."
Mohamed El Nawawy ’92, ’07
Former Managing Director and CEO, Telecom Egypt