Ahmed Gaballah

Ahmed Gaballah is the founder and CEO of SOKNA, Egypt's first end-to-end funeral service, established in 2019. A former tech executive with 16 years of experience in Silicon Valley, he worked his way up the ranks at Google (2006-2010), Adobe (2010-2014), and Meta/Facebook (2015-2019) in various product management and strategy roles. At Google, he served as Decision Support Engineering Analyst and Product Manager for Arabic Knol. At Adobe, he was Senior Product Manager for Strategic Growth Markets and International. At Meta, he held multiple product management positions focusing on Business Communication & Growth, Special Audiences, and Facebook Search. Gaballah is a problem-solver drawn to new challenges who transitioned from tech to transform Egypt's traditional funeral services sector into something transparent and systematic. He is also an investor in companies like Monarch Money and MaxAB. A lifelong equestrian with interests in polo, show jumping, cooking, and chess.