Adel is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Master of Science in Project Management program at Northeastern University and is the director of academia with the PMI Toronto chapter. He is a Professional Program/Project Manager with over 10 years of industrial and academic experience managing and consulting many complex public/private projects including planning, estimating, engineering, procurement, and implementation.

As a professor and program director, he has developed, taught, and run a number of PM programs in GTA. Adel’s professional work, research interest, and teaching focus on organizational transformation change leadership, AI in Project Management, disciplined agile as well as sustainability initiatives in green building construction, and how sustainability trends impact the building and construction industry.

Adel holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Cambridge University, U.K, is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and accredited LEED BD+C (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – Building Design and Construction).