I grew up in Casablanca, Morocco where I enjoyed my time playing soccer, reading Manga and studying mathematics. Our public schools didn’t have many resources, so I had to study on my own. Eventually, I got into Ecole Polytechnique in France.

One internship changed the course of my career. I was building a machine-learning model for an ad trading firm, but I was much more excited about understanding how the company worked. I realized that the business world was much more interesting to me.

At Bain, I experienced the importance of great company culture and at Silver Lake I had the chance to see what best-in-class late stage tech businesses are. Partnering with founders at Sequoia allows me to be part of the company-building adventure from the start—it’s a privilege to work with daring founders in their journey.