Mohamed AbuTaleb serves as VP of Research and Content Strategy at Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, faculty and former Dean at several graduate seminaries, and Resident Scholar in the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina. Previously, he transitioned from a successful career in technology leadership at a Fortune 100 company to serve the community full-time at the helm of one of the largest Islamic centers in the South, serving as Imam, Religious Director, and Member of the Board for seven years. Dr. AbuTaleb has been featured in media coverage from outlets including National Geographic, NPR, ABC11, Religion News Service, and WRAL; and lectured at a number of universities including Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Duke, and Georgia Tech. He co-founded Oaktree Institute, the Muslim Link Newspaper, and the Capital-Area Islamic Library.

Dr. Mohamed has a background in both Islamic studies alongside science & technology. He completed his Ph.D. and Master’s in Electrical Engineering from MIT, and seminary training at Al-Salam Institute, and the Cambridge Islamic College. He also holds degrees in physics and mathematics from the University of Maryland. Dr. AbuTaleb has traveled extensively as a lecturer, trainer, and educator. He shares his love of learning with audiences at an array of universities, community centers, and houses of worship. His style enables audiences to couple transformative understanding with relevance to daily life, and to cut across labels and divisions through scholarship and dialogue. Dr. AbuTaleb has sought to mirror the marriage of sacred and worldly sciences found in earlier generations of Muslim scholars. Complementing his service record in youth work, education, and ministry, Dr. Mohamed has worked in technical engineering positions spanning academia, government, and industry. Dr. AbuTaleb's research interests include Islamic institutional excellence, ethics of artificial intelligence (AI) & technology, and religious community leadership & resilience.