نجلاء المدفع

Najla serves as the General Manager of Sheraa – Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center and Founder of Khayarat. Prior to her current roles, she was elected to the Board of Directors of United Arab Bank at the 2012 Annual General Meeting and was appointed as Member of the Board Executive Committee. She is an Aspen Institute Fellow and is the first woman ever to serve as member on the Board of a bank in the United Arab Emirates.

She is also a Founding Member of the Women Corporate Directors (GCC chapter), and a member of the Board of Sharjah Businesswomen Council. Holder of an MBA Degree from Stanford University, she occupied the role of Senior Manager of Entrepreneurship Development at Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development in Abu Dhabi. Before joining Khalifa Fund, Najla was a Senior Associate at McKinsey and Company New York office.