Tarek Hatem is professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy and the director of the Entrepreneurship Unit in the School of Business, The American University in Cairo (AUC). Hatem was the associate dean for Executive Education and a Senior Research Fellow at Dubai School of Government (2007-2009). In 1997 he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Colorado and in 2003 a visiting scholar at the University of Maryland. He is a Certified Management Consultant from the Institute of Management Consultancy in the United Kingdom

Hatem is quite active in the academic world with many intellectual contributions through journal publications, conference presentations , and membership in several Editorial boards . Hatem combines academic and practical experience, He served as a member of the board of several companies including Orascom Construction Industry, IQ Management Consultancy Group, Egyptian Sun for Agricultural Development, and ElRashad Asset Management Holding Company. He was the founding chair of the Management Consultants Association in Egypt. Currently he is involved in many NGOs , as he is the chairman for Hatem’s foundation for Development, and the Egyptian Japanese friendship Association, He is also a founding member of the Board of Egyptian Network for Integrated Development.

He has served as a member of  several advisory boards to the  prime minister, ministry of Industry and the Central bank of Egypt.

Hatem received his PhD in 1986 from University of Colorado, U.S.A. in strategic management and his MA in 1981 from the same university in public administration Hatem holds a bachelor of Science  degree  in Electrical Engineering  from Cairo University, Egypt in 1979