Hussain Abdullah Hussain is a senior adviser at Rhymes.AI, a California based artificial intelligence company, with a specific focus on working with governments, helping them conceptualize and execute homegrown capability development. He was previously Executive Director at the Office of Tony Blair, where he led Prime Minister Blair’s advisory business, directly supporting Presidents and Prime Ministers with decision-making, whole of government execution and (geo) political strategy. Earlier, he was at Booz Allen Hamilton (New York and Washington D.C), working across the firm’s political affairs and private equity practices. Prior to that- he had stints at a bulge bracket private equity firm, the United Nations Security Council and a foreign policy think tank in New York. Over the past two decades, Husain has led engagements driving flagship projects in areas that span- technology, infrastructure, energy, natural resources, climate action, transport, telecom/media, trade agreements, defense/national security cooperation and major summit preparation (G-7, G-20, QUAD, COP, GCC, UNGA). He has worked with heads of government and major global funds in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia. Hussain is a member of the World Economic Forum’s geopolitical affairs council.