May Taibah’s 28 years of working experience includes 15 year-long expertise in mentoring, entrepreneurship, innovation and business modeling as well as personal branding, design thinking and program development. She is the director of Bab Rizq Jameel and Nafisa Shams Academy. As a board member and the financial controller of Abdul Latif Jameel’s philanthropic arm, Community Jameel Saudi, her responsibilities include leading, supervising and evaluating all departments. Taibah is experienced in driving projects and advising on programs for Community Jameel Saudi and Bab Rizq Jameel. Her current roles focus on creating jobs for the unemployed, developing training courses for different skillsets and demographics and supporting entrepreneurship through a variety of programs to maintain healthy communities and engaged talent. Under her leadership, Community Jameel Saudi, Nafisa Shams Academy and Bab Rizq Jameel have achieved tangible impact. Prior to joining Community Jameel Saudi and the Nafisa Shams Academy, Taibah led the education and research department at Qotuf AlRiyadh. She spearheaded the design and execution of entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility initiatives for both the public and private sectors. Her deep industry expertise enabled her to act as a business consultant and trainer for entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises, empowering them to maximize their potential. Prior to that, she was an administration and finance director, general director of the Higher Training Institute, director general of the Center of Excellence and Director of the Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Business and Technology.   Taibah holds an MBA from the College of Business Administration in Saudi Arabia and a doctor of business administration from Grenoble Business School in France.