Talib I. Karim Muhammad, Esq. Executive Director & Board Secretary

Talib Ibn Karim Muhammad is an engineer-turned-attorney whose career blends artificial-intelligence innovation, public service, and community-centered economic development. A double graduate of Howard University (B.S. Mechanical Engineering; J.D.), Talib entered government through the FCC Honors Program, helping craft the nation’s first digital-broadband rules, and later served as Senior Counsel to the U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and Chief Energy & Cyber Policy Counsel to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

As Co-Founder and Executive Director of STEM4US!, Talib has equipped thousands of students and parents with tech skills and co-authored the landmark “$100 Billion AI–HBCU Fund” White Paper, a blueprint to build NVIDIA-powered AI research labs at Historically Black Colleges and create 100,000 tech-sector jobs.

Talib is also Founder & CEO of Abe Legal, an AI-driven compliance platform now trusted by 200+ enterprise clients. He built the company’s model-governance framework and has maintained a perfect cloud-security audit record while connecting families, nonprofits, and small businesses to vetted attorneys nationwide.

Through the USA Muslim Chamber of Commerce, which he also co-founded, Talib brokers high-level engagement for Muslim-owned businesses, arranging direct dialogues with SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler and other senior Administration officials.

An educator at heart, Talib has taught cybersecurity, e-commerce, and banking law at LeMoyne-Owen College, Bowie State University, and Bay Atlantic University, mentoring the next generation of tech-savvy professionals.

Talib’s passion for justice and innovation is inspired by his parents: Dr. Talib Karim Muhammad, civil-rights aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Memphis City Council member, and Dr. Linah Karim Muhammad, a pioneer in early-childhood computer-science education. Their legacy continues to guide his work to expand opportunity through AI, STEM, and inclusive entrepreneurship.