Dean’s Office

The CMU-Q leadership team is dedicated to serving the students, providing guidance to the faculty and staff, and building connections with government, industry and academia to bring new opportunities and perspectives to our student body.

Dean Michael Trick has been a member of the Carnegie Mellon faculty since 1989, and dean of the Qatar campus since 2017.

About Michael Trick

Khaled Harras

Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Teaching Professor, Computer Science

Dudley Reynolds

Senior Associate Dean, Education,
Teaching Professor, English

Jennifer Bruder

Associate Dean for Research, Associate Teaching Professor, Psychology

Kira Dreher

Associate Dean, Community Excellence
Associate Teaching Professor, English

Fadhel Annan

Associate Dean, Government and Corporate Affairs

Dalia Atef Rehal

Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Nasser Alaeddine

Chief Information Officer

Qaisar Choudhary

Chief Operations Officer

Kara Nesimiuk

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Thought Leadership and Community Engagement

Carnegie Mellon believes strongly that innovation, understanding and growth happens when academia, industry, policy-makers and community leaders work together. CMU-Q is part of the fabric of Qatar, creating meaningful opportunities for our students, learning about the community’s needs and innovations, and sharing our expertise with our partners.

University Lectures

CMU-Q hosts lectures, panels and conversations that discuss the ideas and challenges that face Qatar and the world.

Strategic Partnerships

CMU-Q works closely with the corporate and government sectors of Qatar as part of a commitment to the National Vision 2030 to develop people, society, the economy and environment.

“As an institution of higher education, we have a responsibility to learn from the expertise of leaders in our community, and to share our expertise to stimulate progress and development.”

Dr. Michael Trick

Dean
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar