Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at emlyon business school. With Olenka Kacperczyk, he co-founded and co-directs the MENA Entrepreneurship Lab. Ahmed's research is at the intersection of entrepreneurship and labor economics. He examines the developmental origins of entrepreneurship, and the impact of institutions on entrepreneurial dynamics including entry, growth, survival, and exit. His work has been published in the Journal of Management, the Journal of Management Studies, the Journal of Business Venturing, and the Journal of the Operational Research Society. It has also been featured in Forbes, Poets & Quants, Times Higher Education, Medical Xpress, United Press International, Breitbart, and the Financial. He holds a PhD from the University of Warwick. He has won a number of awards for his research, such as Warwick Business School's outstanding research paper award. Ahmed was also named one of the 50 Best Business School Professors by Poets & Quants.