Shahad Nejaim

Shahad Nejaim is the Director of Sustainability at Al-Dabbagh Group (ADG), where she leads the Group’s sustainability agenda to create stakeholder value across its strategic portfolio. Shahad brings seven years of consulting experience to the role. Prior to joining ADG, she spent four years at McKinsey & Company’s Riyadh office as a knowledge consultant. She has served private and public sector clients across EMEA on a range of projects including growth and transformation strategies. Her clients ranged from healthcare institutions and private banks to energy companies and retail conglomerates. Additionally, she led McKinsey’s Riyadh Office corporate social responsibility committee and scaled up two global capacity building McKinsey programs.

Shahad earned her Master of Professional Studies in Public Relations & Corporate Communications from Georgetown University, where she specialized in crisis communication and reputation management. She has a B.S. in Business Administration with a double specialization in marketing and entrepreneurship. Shahad currently has a seat on four boards of directors and is a member of Tanmiah Food Company’s ESG Board Committee.