# Ahmed Shaaban

> Ahmed Shaaban is the founder and CEO of Fulcrum Global Technologies (Fulcrum GT), a provider of enterprise business software and operational services for law firms and professional services organizations. His public work focuses on connecting law firms with corporate clients through shared commercial processes, including global practice management and the RAPIDx legal services platform.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Fulcrum GT
- **Organizations:** Fulcrum Global Technologies, Fulcrum Global Technologies UK Limited
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, MBA, Loyola University Chicago
- **Known for:** Led Fulcrum GT’s strategic business development in enterprise software for legal and professional services organizations., Helped bring RAPIDx to market in August 2023., Under his leadership, Fulcrum ranked No. 2,417 on the 2023 Inc. 5000 and No. 59 on the 2024 Inc. Regionals Midwest list.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Appointed a director of Fulcrum Global Technologies UK Limited on December 3.
- **2016** — Explained Fulcrum’s SAP-based approach to global law firm operations and client access to work-in-progress information.
- **2017** — Discussed law firms as participants in corporate supply chains and described change management during the Norton Rose Fulbright implementation.
- **2023** — Fulcrum launched RAPIDx in August; Shaaban said development collaboration with law firms and corporate departments began six years earlier.
- **2024** — Discussed the changing firm-client relationship with Ari Kaplan; Fulcrum earned Fast Company Business Services and Inc. Midwest recognition.
- **2026** — Public discussions included operational integrity, trust and human oversight of AI.

## Achievements

- Led Fulcrum GT’s strategic business development in enterprise software for legal and professional services organizations.
- Helped bring RAPIDx to market in August 2023.
- Under his leadership, Fulcrum ranked No. 2,417 on the 2023 Inc. 5000 and No. 59 on the 2024 Inc. Regionals Midwest list.
- Fulcrum placed No. 7 in Fast Company’s 2024 Most Innovative Companies Business Services category.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Appeared among the interviewees in Ari Kaplan’s CLOC Global Institute 2026 mixtape, published May 15.
- **2026-04** — Announced as keynote speaker on operational integrity and the economics of trust at the April 14 Doon Insights LegalTech Salon.

## Links

- Website: https://fulcrumgt.com/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25