Nabil Abu el Ata

Dr. Nabil Abu el Ata is the CEO and founder of Accretive Technologies, and has invested over 20 years in maturing the science and practical application behind the company’s solution offering with over 15 patents. He offers a breadth of analytical skills, risk management and business intelligence expertise, as well as IT and business process management knowledge. In the late 1970s Dr. Abu el Ata's mathematical discoveries provided accurate coordinates for space exploration. By solving a problem that was previously defined as unsolvable, Dr. Abu el Ata set the foundation for a new era of risk management, termed Optimal Business Control (OBC), which today enables companies to more accurately predict the future and take strategic actions to improve business outcomes.

Dr. Abu el Ata’s accomplishments include doctorate (Ph.D. and D.Sc. from Paris-Sorbonne) and bachelor’s degrees in Mathematics and a master’s degree in Physical Sciences (Royal Observatory, Sussex-Cambridge Universities). He is a valued former Doctorate Fellow of the European Space Organization; former Data Processing Director and Advisor for the French Atomic Energy Authority; and former CTO of First Data. Dr. Abu el Ata is also an advisory board member of the European Strategic Program for Research in IT; a Steering Committee member for European Programs: Pyramid, Europicon and Itaqua; an advisory board member of French Employment Organization, French Ministry of Finance, French Postal Services, one of France’s largest banks and retail groups; an External Professor for a number of universities in France, the UK, and the US; and Laureate of Computer World Honors 2008.