redtoorange.png

Team

meet the team behind cortex 👋.

we're purpose-driven, passionate, & goofy.

  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Untitled design (41)_edited_edited
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
redtoorange_edited.jpg
IMG-4049_edited_edited.png
  • LinkedIn

Afrah Shuja

Founder & CEO

Psychology enthusiast.

Basketball addict. 

Mental health advocate. 

fatema-removebg-preview_edited_edited.pn
  • LinkedIn

Fatema Elsayed

Chief Operations Officer
Student Wellbeing researcher. 10 years in the education field. M. Ed. (Coaching & Mentoring) Candidate

CORTEX CORE TEAM

  • discord_edited_edited_edited_edited_edited

Join our discord server and chat with us!

redtoorange.png
eric-removebg-preview_edited_edited.png
  • LinkedIn

Eric Bradford

Tech/Business Advisor

MIT Masters Comp. Eng.

Apple Machine Learning Engineer

Corporate photo_edited.png
  • LinkedIn

Mohammed Al Khazraji

Business Advisor

Corporate Venture Builder @ ADQ

Co-founder Cyacle | Ex-BCG

Wharton MBA

CORTEX ADVISORY BOARD

Come meet us at a Cortex event! 

redtoorange_edited.jpg

UN SDSN YOUTH

HGEM

United Nations Sustainable
Development Solutions Network
Harvard Global
Education Movement

startAD

startAD Venture Launchpad @ NYU Abu Dhabi

CORTEX SUPPORTERS

Check out our job board for open positions

​

redtoorange.png
sana-removebg-preview (1).png
  • LinkedIn
mahek_edited.jpg

Sana Hashim

Deputy Operations Officer

University of Toronto '24

Financial & Administrative Intern at the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

  • LinkedIn

Mahek Shaikh

Research Intern

Student @ Ternopil National Medical University. Avidly enthusiastic about creative tech!

CORTEX AMBASSADORS