The driving force behind HopeLine Connections is Yousef Alzaeem,
A Palestinian Gazan entrepreneur based in Chicago, the United States, since 2019, Yousef brings extensive experience with nine years managing telecommunications companies, ten years overseeing diverse investment portfolios, and five years in executive management roles in the USA. He holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University, an Executive MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Bachelor’s in Economics from Birzeit University.