Technology Executive • Founder • Author
Husam Yaghi
Forty years. Three countries. Still building. AI, blockchain and digital health, from the United States to Saudi Arabia.
About Husam Yaghi
Husam Yaghi left Amman for the United States at seventeen. In the four decades since, he has built technology companies in three countries, working in AI, blockchain and digital health, and has taught at universities in the United States.
In 2016 he founded Ateon, Saudi Arabia’s first blockchain company. He is co-founder and CTO of Gaia, an AI platform for women’s health, and sits on the board of 33Ventures, a healthcare-focused venture firm. He holds a PhD in computer science and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
In 2024 he and his daughter Tamara founded Kids AI Academy. Together they have written several children’s books in English and Arabic. Scout’s AI Adventures uses stories to explain key AI concepts, and Scout’s Money Adventures teaches kids how money works.
Drawing on his years in technology and business leadership, Husam has also written two books about success and what it costs: Beyond Success, and Unbroken: The Cost of Success, published in Arabic as ضريبة النجاح.
He is Group CTO of one of the largest and oldest conglomerates in Saudi Arabia.
Companies and Teaching
Ateon (2016): Founded Saudi Arabia's first blockchain company. Ateon signed 12 contracts, including one with the Islamic Development Bank, and was acquired in 2018.
Gaia: Co-founder and CTO of an AI platform for women's health.
33Ventures: Board member of a healthcare-focused venture firm.
Teaching: Taught computer science and electrical engineering at universities in the United States. Lifetime member of IEEE Eta Kappa Nu.
Get in Touch
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