CONNECTING MINDS, CREATING THE FUTURE:

YAL collaborates with Expo2020 Dubai to promote culture, history and tradition.

On February 12, 2017, YAL kick-starts a series of corporate visits arranged exclusively for YAL Members headed by Chairwoman Muna Al Gurg and supported by the Board Members. The launch of this initiative was held at Legacy at Expo2020 Dubai site office and was hosted by Marjan Faraidooni – Legacy VP – who discussed about Expo2020 Dubai and its current plans and opportunities of which Legacy is a big component of.

Marjan Faraidooni is Vice-President of Legacy at Expo2020 Dubai. Her role is to ensure delivering a positive, sustainable and enduring economic, social and educational impact beyond 2021. She joined in 2014 and has been leading the strategy development and execution of the legacy program since. Prior to joining the team, she was Director of Portfolio Strategy at Dubai Holding (DH), a government-backed global investment company where her responsibilities focused on the development and implementation of strategy. Earlier in her career, she worked in the Executive Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, focusing on healthcare research and planning. Marjan holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Physiology and Psychology and a Master of Public Health from Boston University.