Mortada Mohamed is the Regional Trade Director for Europe, Africa, Middle East, for the State of Texas, Economic Development & Tourism Division. Prior to joining Economic Development & Tourism, Mr. Mohamed served as Coordinator for Overseas Market Development for the Texas Department of Agriculture. Before he joined the Texas Department of Agriculture, Mr. Mohamed worked in international trade in the private sector. During his service with the State of Texas, Mr. Mohamed has traveled to more than 35 countries promoting Texas products and producers. His work has included countless international trade development activities, as well as, export counseling.

Mr. Mohamed has served as a speaker for the US State Department International Speaker's Program throughout North Africa and the Arabian Gulf region. He lectured on doing business with the US private sector and promoted US business in those countries. Mr. Mohamed also serves as a volunteer consultant on behalf of ACDI/VOCA, funded by USAID, to assist in economic development programs for developing countries. This program, which selects experts in various business areas, has taken him deep into Africa, Siberia and Eastern Europe.

Mr. Mohamed is also an Adjunct Professor at the Global Business Department, School of Management and Business, St. Edwards University, where he teaches Doing Business in Emerging Markets, Export Management , and MBA Global Marketing. He is also a distance learning lecturer at the Foreign Trade Institute, University of Texas at Dallas.

He has presented in conferences both domestically and internationally, most recently the World Investment Conference, La Baule, France. Mr. Mohamed is on the University of Texas at Austin Center for European Studies Advisory Board, the Board of Governors of North America Small Business International Trade Educators(NASBITE), member of the Texas Economic Development Council, and the District Export Council. Mr. Mohamed has an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona.

Updated: January 28, 2010