{"id":2389,"date":"2021-04-13T10:52:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T10:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jalboutmaysa.com\/about-us-2\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T12:05:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T12:05:46","slug":"aboutme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jalboutmaysa.com\/aboutme\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2389\" class=\"elementor elementor-2389\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-074afbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"074afbe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a241427\" data-id=\"a241427\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1bd57d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1bd57d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Montserrat; color: #7a7a7a; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;\">Maysa is a recognized leader in international development and philanthropy. She is deeply committed to supporting the most vulnerable people in the world through her expertise in education and jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Montserrat; color: #7a7a7a; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;\">She currently advises philanthropists and government leaders on education and building talent ecosystems.\u00a0\u00a0She is co-founder and host of the Impact Room, a podcast with an aim to inspire, educate and connect people striving to solve some of the world\u2019s greatest sustainable development challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Montserrat; color: #7a7a7a; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;\">A true industry veteran, Maysa has over 25 years of experience in building effective organizations, initiatives and innovative partnerships in Canada, the Middle East and in developing nations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Montserrat; color: #7a7a7a; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;\">She was the founding CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education \u2013 a landmark philanthropic initiative based in Dubai with a budget of $1 billion. Within four years, Maysa built the foundation into one of the most respected institutions in the region and abroad, having established tens of partnerships, multiple programs and reached over 30,000 youth from 18 countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Montserrat; color: #7a7a7a; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;\">She has held senior roles including as the founding CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation and trusted advisor to global leaders, philanthropists, companies and aid agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Montserrat; color: #7a7a7a; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;\">Maysa accredits her early career years in Canada \u2013 working on global education, development and youth employment \u2013 with preparing her for the challenging issues and organizations she manages today. She served at Global Affairs Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Montserrat; color: #7a7a7a; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;\">In her capacity as Non-resident Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, Jalbout\u2019s extensive regional and international experience has also allowed her to produce visible research and thought leadership strategies in education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Montserrat; color: #7a7a7a; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;\">As a former refugee, Maysa is passionate about supporting refugees. She has authored a series of reports on refugee education, developed national strategies endorsed by global leaders and designed high impact initiatives funded by philanthropists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Montserrat; color: #7a7a7a; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;\">Maysa is actively supporting credible non-profit organisations. She currently serves on the board of Generation \u2013 You Employed and Alfanar Venture Philanthropy. She is also a Senior Associate at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Montserrat; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;\">Forbes recognized Maysa as one of the 100 most powerful businesswomen in the Arab world in 2016-2018. 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