Karim Salam

Founder and editorial director running a Lebanon-focused research and publishing platform. Sets editorial standards and performs line-by-line review of AI-assisted drafts to verify claims and ensure accuracy across Arabic and English content before publishing via web tools including Sanity CMS.

Evaluated AI model outputs for factual accuracy, reasoning, instruction following, safety, clarity, and cultural fit. Built prompts and atomic rubrics, performed preference ranking, checked rateability, categorised errors, and reviewed multimodal and Arabic-English work.

Progressed from SDR to Account Executive, running full-cycle, self-sourced enterprise sales for an AI governance SaaS. Closed $660K over 15 months and achieved 180% quota attainment, carrying opportunities through security, compliance, legal, procurement, negotiation, signature, and post-sale handoff.

Delivered market analysis and executive search support across venture and business development engagements. Produced market maps and ran searches end-to-end, resulting in ~35 placements and $180K billed in year one and $220K in year two across retained and contingent searches.

Produced financial analysis and feasibility work for construction and development projects across the Middle East. Built cash-flow models and investment valuation materials for senior review, including DCF and NPV analysis with sensitivity testing.

Researched Lebanese and MENA macroeconomic conditions, focusing on sectors, fixed income, and foreign exchange. Translated analysis into concise investor-facing writing and presentation materials.

Researched expansion options and business-environment risk, including financial inclusion and bank penetration in Egypt. Compared market, regulatory, and institutional conditions to support commercial opportunity and downside-risk assessment.

Developed an independent research and advisory concept focused on identity, heritage, public space, and the political economy of place. Created the Identity Capital idea and framework, and produced a speculative Beirut Park case study.

Designed a personal AI-assisted job search workflow with structured role families, eligibility checks, evidence standards, and rejection logic. Directed Codex implementation and maintained responsibility for fit decisions and final application choices using run artifacts and processed job-card outputs.

Grade: Distinction

Earned an MA in Global Political Economy (Distinction). Dissertation: Digital Currencies and the Future of Money.

Grade: GPA 3.7

Completed a BSc in Finance (GPA 3.7) at the American University of Beirut.

Grade: GPA 3.6

Completed a BSc in Finance and International Political Economy (GPA 3.6) at Pennsylvania State University.

Grade: 41/45; SAT 2210

Completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a score of 41/45.