Sam Blatteis

Mr. Blatteis is an American tech executive, global thought leader, and Middle East market access expert based in the Arab world for over 20 years. He has “cleared the path” and accelerated Middle East government relations for some of the largest high tech companies in the world.

Sam has been interviewed as a Middle East strategy expert in the The Economist, New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, U.S. News and World Report and Fortune Magazine. As Google’s previous public policy head in the Gulf countries, Blatteis sat at the table drafting high tech laws with some of the region’s foremost heads-of-state.

Sam is the CEO and Co-Founder of the MENA Catalysts Inc, the world’s preeminent Middle East public policy consulting firm for high tech companies.

Blatteis previously worked on Middle East affairs in the U.S. Senate, the State Department, and the Council on Foreign Relations, including advising the White House and Fortune 50 Companies on Middle East innovation. He holds a masters degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and was selected as a U.S. National Fulbright Scholar.