Abdulkader is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Utrecht University and the coordinator of the Master in Financial Management program. His research focuses on Entrepreneurial Finance, corporate finance, and small business decision-making. He has published several articles in peer-reviewed academic journals. He holds a PhD and MA from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Abdulkader was an Academic Visitor at the University of Oxford and also holds an MBA from the American University in Dubai. He has 10 years of banking experience, structuring and developing financial products