​Sayid Abdullaev

GGF 2030 Working Group on Global Migration and Refugee Challenge

Sayid Abdullaev is an associate product marketing manager at Google, where he works on marketing and communication strategy for the Google Analytics products. Motivated by his personal experience as a refugee, Sayid is harnessing the power of technology and big data to develop a Digital Refugee Empowerment Center that will serve as a resource hub for programs and policy related to capacity building and advocacy for refugees. Previously, he worked as a consultant at the United Nations, focusing on the World Humanitarian Summit and youth activation programs. He has founded multiple initiatives under the umbrella of refugee empowerment, youth for peace, and LGBTQ, and helped raise over $10 million for a variety of causes. He has been recognized by multiple organizations and foundations, including former US presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, for excellence in global activism. Sayid is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School’s Venture Management Fellowship and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science.