Senior Partner & Head of TMT Practice | Middle East
Driving Digital Transformation, Telecom Evolution, and Strategic Growth across the Middle East & Beyond.
Leadership Role
Head of TMT Practice, Middle East
25+ Years
Strategy & Advisory Leadership
Head of TMT
Roland Berger Middle East Practice
Telecom & AI
Infrastructure & Tech Investments
Cornell Alumnus
Ivy League MBA & Engineering
Jawad Shaikh is a Senior Partner at Roland Berger based in Riyadh, leading the Telecom, Media, and Technology (TMT) practice in the Middle East region. With over 25 years of international management consulting experience, he advises C-suite executives, government bodies, and investment entities.
His core focus includes formulation of national digital strategies, telecom sector modernization, AI deployment, next-generation infrastructure, and large-scale digital enterprise transformations in Saudi Arabia and across the GCC.
Formulating national digital public infrastructure, AI frameworks, and sector regulatory policies.
Advising operators on 5G commercialization, B2B digital solutions, and retail transformations.
Guiding hyper-scale data center deployment, cloud infrastructure, and tech venture investments.
Specialized advisory services for leaders driving technology-led growth.
Formulating strategy for 5G monetization, B2B enterprise offerings, tower infrastructure, and commercial excellence for GCC operators.
Architecting super apps, digital media platforms, content delivery strategies, and cross-sector digital ecosystem partnerships.
Advising on sovereign artificial intelligence implementation, enterprise AI adoption, data centers, and digital cloud sovereignty.
Supporting sovereign wealth funds, ministries, and enterprise boards on restructuring, operating models, and venture building.
Examining the shift from traditional connectivity models toward experiential retail, B2B services, and digital platform convergence.
Analyzing capital deployment into hyper-scale data center facilities, cloud sovereignty, and compute infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
Best practices for sovereign government bodies integrating artificial intelligence, RegTech, and digital public infrastructure into economic roadmap goals.
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Johnson Graduate School of Management
Master of Science (M.S.) in Industrial Engineering
Cornell University College of Engineering
Foundation in analytical engineering, quantitative systems, and operations management.
Roland Berger • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Leading strategy, AI integration, telecom commercial development, and technology investments for regional clients across the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Global Management Consultancies & TMT Advisors
Advised telecommunication operators, national ministries, and tech enterprises on corporate growth, investments, digital transformation, and operating models.
For executive consultations, speaking engagements, or advisory requests regarding TMT, digital transformation, and AI investments in the Middle East.
Office Location
Roland Berger Office, Riyadh, KSA
LinkedIn Profile
jawad-shaikh-a2851433
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