Dylan Sharkey is Head of LinkedIn’s Sales Solutions business for the Middle East and North Africa.

Dylan has been at LinkedIn for 5 years both in Dubai and our EMEA HQ in Dublin. During this time he was promoted through sales roles of increasing seniority before taking on the MENA leadership role. Dylan was one of the founding members of LinkedIn in the region, helping us grow from 3 Dubai employees in 2012 to over 100 in 2016 and growing the LinkedIn MENA membership base from 4 million to over 20 Million over the same period.

Prior to joining LinkedIn, Dylan held an Irish Government posting at the Dubai offices of Enterprise Ireland (the Commercial division of the Irish Embassy in UAE) and has been a successful entrepreneur. Dylan holds an Honours Degree in International Relations & International Business from Trinity College Dublin and has lived in Dubai Marina with his wife for the past three years.