Rana Nawas

Senior Advisor

Rana Nawas, Senior Advisor at EMIR, is a globally recognised strategic advisor and thought leader in business transformation, commercial strategy, and leadership development. With a career spanning 24 years across four continents, she specialises in driving growth and sustainable success for organisations navigating high-growth, emerging, and regulated markets.

She began her career at McKinsey & Company in London, refining her expertise in corporate strategy across various sectors including government, finance, telecoms and energy. At GE Capital Aviation Services, she led a $1 billion aircraft leasing business, spearheading multi-million-dollar transactions and expanding into new markets across the Middle East and Africa. As Chief Revenue Officer at Velostics, a logistics SaaS firm in Houston, she developed and executed strategic sales initiatives that accelerated market penetration. Most recently, as Partner at Oliver Wyman Dubai, she advised C-suite leaders on high-impact strategies across aviation and logistics.

Rana is also the creator and host of When Women Win, the Middle East’s #1 business podcast, which has been featured by CNN and UN Women. The show provides professionals with actionable insights from global leaders and is a recognised resource for leadership development and career growth.

A sought-after keynote speaker, Rana delivers powerful engagements that challenge conventional thinking and drive meaningful change. She holds an Engineering degree from the University of Oxford and an Executive Education certificate from MIT Sloan on AI in Business Strategy. Her ability to translate complex challenges into actionable strategies makes Rana a trusted advisor to executives navigating transformation and disruption.