Dr Rachad Najjar

Since 2013, Rachad is leading GE Renewable Energy in the field of organizational learning and knowledge management. He is responsible for designing and implementing an integrated learning strategy that balances experiential, social, and formal learning. He is accountable for defining the enterprise knowledge architecture with the right set of knowledge-sharing communities. Rachad has documented savings of M$ enabled by the Knowledge sharing program. From 2008 to 2011, Rachad acted as a knowledge management advisor for Dubai Land Department. He directed the requirements for the EFQM Excellence Award. He implemented the enterprise knowledge architecture and the operational processes. His efforts have resulted in winning the award. Rachad holds a doctoral degree in industrial engineering (2017) and a Master’s in software engineering (2012) from the Grenoble Institute of Technology. Rachad has co-authored a recent book in the field of knowledge management and research innovation. Rachad has numerous scientific publications in prestigious conferences and journals. In his thesis, he proposed a groundbreaking framework to characterize and configure the collaboration dynamics for virtual collectives. The framework has proven its effectiveness in multiple professional contexts and organizations.