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Adnan Jaber

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Los Angeles, California, United States · 1 connection

Tech2Peace

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About

Adnan is a curious, hopeful human from Jerusalem, now living in Los Angeles. On a mission to bring people together through tech, AI, dialogue, and entrepreneurship. As a lecturer at UCLA, Adnan teaches “Design Entrepreneurship for Peace and Impact,” empowering students to harness technology for social good. He has been part of the executive board at Tech2Peace for six years, contributing to the collaborative team efforts that transformed the organization from its early stages with very limited funding into a multimillion-dollar initiative that fosters tech and dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. Adnan founded the PeaceTech Affinity Group with ALLMEP, uniting 20 CEOs focused on peacebuilding by engaging Palestinians and Israelis through tech education, entrepreneurship, job placement, and dialogue within a shared high-tech ecosystem. Adnan is currently a Member at OpenAI Forum, and Member at Council on Tech and Social Cohesion. Ex-director and host at Beitna channel that makes stories about wonderful Palestinians and Israelis showing the humanity on each side. A fellow at the Beerman Foundation and an awardee of Billions Acts of Peace, Adnan recently presented the Youth AI P

Experience

Board MemberTech2Peace
Jul 2018
Visiting ScholarUCLA
Apr 2025 to Jan 2026
LecturerUCLA
Sep 2024 to Jun 2025
Director and Host at Beitna ChannelBuilders of the Middle East
Jun 2023 to Oct 2023
Founder of PeaceTech Affinity GroupAlliance for Middle East Peace - ALLMEP
Jan 2023 to Jul 2023
CuratorGlobal Shapers East Jerusalem Hub
Jul 2021 to Jul 2023
Freelance Web and App DeveloperWix
Jan 2015 to Jul 2023
Co-FounderYalla Reyada - يلا رياضة
Sep 2019 to May 2023
Product Development Manager Rawabi TechHubPalestinian Internship Program (PIP)
Sep 2017 to Sep 2018

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Leader's Journey Program Entrepreneurship
2021 to 2021
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
Environmental and Conflict Resolution Studies
2018 to 2019
Arab American University
Bachelor's degree Information Technology/Multimedia
2014 to 2017
Northern Virginia Community College
Information Technology
2013 to 2014
St. George's School Jerusalem
High School (Tawjihi)
2000 to 2012