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Dr Basma AlBuhairan

Executive Director

Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA)

Dr. Basma AlBuhairan Executive Director Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) Selected Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tulane University Dr. Basma AlBuhairan is an accomplished and seasoned expert with unmatched achievements in investment promotion and attracting foreign direct investment, and has held leading roles in government facilities. She is currently an Executive Director to the Governor of SAGIA and, as such, plays a key and strategic role across the organization. Additionally, she has spoken on a number of international panels representing Saudi Arabia focused on the importance of women’s economic empowerment.

Dr. AlBuhairan has held a number of leadership positions in healthcare throughout her career, initially as Director of Laboratory Operations at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and subsequently as Assistant Deputy Executive Director of Medical Services at the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh. Immediately prior to joining SAGIA, as Managing Director for Health Care & Life Sciences, she served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University.

Her achievements transcend international borders as she is a Fellow of the prestigious Eisenhower Fellowships Organization and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health Management and Policy of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She also serves on the TIGER Initiative Foundation International Committee, the Eisenhower Fellowships Community Board, and the Eisenhower Fellowship Global Network Council.

Dr. AlBuhairan received her Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science from King Saud University in Riyadh, followed by a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Subsequent to that, she received a Master in Public Health and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Public Health and Health Services Research from the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, in the United Kingdom.