Mohamed Gawish is an electrical and electronics engineer who studied entrepreneurship and business management at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. He began his career as a business and growth consultant, helping startups raise over $6.85 million in funding and achieve more than $17.63 million in revenue.
Mohamed Gawish is also the co-founder and CEO of iSchool, the leading online education platform for AI and programming in the MENA region. iSchool offers live educational programs for students aged 6 to 18 in exciting fields like artificial intelligence, data science, game development, UI/UX design, and cybersecurity. To date, the platform has graduated over 131,000 students in more than 20 countries, empowering them to pursue tech careers, freelancing, or even launch their own startups.
Beyond iSchool, Mohamed Gawish is a prominent social media influencer in entrepreneurship, with over 4.5 million followers and content that has garnered more than 2 billion views. He's truly making a difference by inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs and innovators.
His notable awards and participations include being recognized as a Global Endeavor Entrepreneur 2025, receiving the Arab Youth Pioneers Award 2024, speaking as a VIP at Forbes Middle East 2024, and presenting at the One Billion Followers Summit – Dubai 2024 and STEP Dubai 2024. He also won the UN WSA Education Award – Mexico 2023, and iSchool has been listed among the Top 50 EdTech Companies in MENA by HolonIQ from 2021–2024. Mohamed himself was featured on the Forbes Middle East 30 Under 30 list in 2022.
His technical achievements are impressive too! He represented Egypt at the International Sumo Robot Championship – Japan 2017, won first place at the Minesweepers International Competition – Malaysia 2017, and secured first place at the Quaditch Solar Quadcopter Competition 2017.
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