Tarik was raised in Northwest Indiana and attended Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning. He graduated with a B.A. in Architecture and a B.S. in Environmental Design. Mr. El-Naggar has owned two architecture and urban design firms, was the president of a development company, and vice-president of an interior design firm. For six years, Tarik was an Adjunct Professor at Andrews University, Division of Architecture, in Berrien Springs, Mich. He has been a respected lecturer on town planning and an architectural consultant to many communities in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. He Joined the Maven team in 2009 and is currently the Executive Vice President of Business Development. He shares the Maven vision of seeing people break free of personal and financial limitations, which allows them to live the life of greatness they were called to live.
Currently, Tarik is working as the Leadership Development Director at Living Stones Church and is responsible for the leadership training program developed by the church. He is also studying for the ministry.