Question 1

Who is Zyad Husseini?

Accepted Answer

Zyad Husseini is an Egyptian data analyst, economist and entrepreneur working between France and Egypt. He is studying for an MSc in Data Analytics for Business at Kedge Business School, having graduated from The American University in Cairo in 2025 with a BA in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics and minors in Business Administration and Computer Science. His work spans business intelligence, econometrics, investment analysis and AI product development.

Question 2

What does Zyad Husseini do?

Accepted Answer

He turns business data into decisions — building Power BI dashboards and data models, running econometric analysis, and developing AI products. He is CEO of PNM Agency, a data analyst at Pack 'N' Move Logistics Egypt, and co-founder of both Matgarak and NAVI. Earlier roles covered AI automation at bub AI, AI product development at Brayn Solutions, investment analysis at Media Trade and business intelligence at EFG Holding.

Question 3

Where did he study?

Accepted Answer

He is studying for an MSc in Data Analytics for Business at Kedge Business School in France, expected 2027. Before that he read Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at The American University in Cairo (AUC), graduating in 2025 with minors in Business Administration and Computer Science and a place on the Dean's List. He completed an American and International Baccalaureate at MASE in Egypt in 2020.

Question 4

What is his research about?

Accepted Answer

His MSc thesis, "Predicting In-Game Spending Behaviour Using Machine Learning: An Economic and Behavioural Analysis", tests whether player behaviour predicts microtransaction spending in free-to-play games. Across five datasets covering 50,000+ players, thirteen classifiers performed no better than chance — while the same pipeline reached 0.95 AUC on genuine game-level data, showing the signal was missing from the data rather than from the phenomenon.

Question 5

What did his econometrics paper find?

Accepted Answer

Studying World Bank data across seven countries from 1990 to 2023, he found that a rising renewable share of energy consumption was associated with slower short-run growth — a one-unit rise in the renewable share corresponded to a 1.44 percentage point fall in GDP per capita growth under two-stage least squares. The reading is not to slow decarbonisation but to sequence it.

Question 6

What was the L'Oréal project?

Accepted Answer

A L'Oréal hackathon on classifying skin conditions from beauty product descriptions, judged on carbon cost and model size as well as accuracy. Working in a five-person team, the lightweight pipeline held roughly 93% of a fine-tuned Longformer's micro-F1 while emitting about 2,000 times less CO₂. The team presented the work at L'Oréal's Paris headquarters.

Question 7

What ventures is he involved in?

Accepted Answer

He builds several ventures alongside his analytics work: PNM Agency, a digital agency; PNM Group, a logistics and holding company; NAVI, a student operating system; Matgarak, which helps teams launch digital products; and Qemto, machine-learning forecasting for the Egyptian Exchange.

Question 8

What tools and languages does he work in?

Accepted Answer

Power BI and DAX, Python, SQL, STATA, R, C++ and the Microsoft Office suite, with econometrics and machine learning underpinning the analysis. He works in English and Arabic at native level and French at professional working level.

Question 9

Is Zyad Husseini available for hire?

Accepted Answer

Yes — he is open to full-time roles, internships and consulting in data analytics, business intelligence and economics, and is completing his MSc at Kedge Business School. Email is the fastest route: zyadmhrhusseini@aucegypt.edu, or zmr@pnmico.com for business enquiries.

Question 10

Where can I find his CV and portfolio?

Accepted Answer

This site is the portfolio — projects, research and roles in one place, kept current. The CV is downloadable in English and French from the CV section, and either version serves as a résumé for applications. Both research papers are hosted here in full too, so there is nothing extra to request by email.

Question 11

Does he compete in esports?

Accepted Answer

Yes — he plays Tekken under the tag ELECTRO_SMG, maining Victor in the Tekken Egyptian League on the Tekken World Tour's Middle East and Africa circuit. A 7th-place finish at a Tekken Dojo event qualified him for the next tournament in the series. It follows six years as a professional basketball player, and the site hosts a broadcast match with commentary alongside footage from the venue.

Question 12

Is his name spelled other ways?

Accepted Answer

It is. Romanising an Arabic name has no single standard, so Zyad Husseini is also written Ziad Husseini, Zeyad Husseini and Ziyad Husseini. Academic work is filed under his full name, Zyad Mohamed Mahmoud Reda Husseini. They all refer to the same person — the data analyst and economist behind zyadhusseini.com.