Selina Neri researches and publishes in future readiness, leadership impact, board and investor engagement. A game-changing thinker, she champions future readiness beyond skills and across generations to focus on human capital development, technology, environment, and entrepreneurship. Selina spearheads the work of the UAE’s Institute for Future Readiness (UAE), a capacity-building organisation that aims to prepare generations of youth and professionals through relevant educational programs, experiences, and research.
CEO, dean, and co-founder of the Institute for Future Readiness (UAE), Selina is a corporate academic with over 30 years of professional experience. An expert in leadership development and corporate governance, she is a senior fellow of the Center for Governance, Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia) and a professor of leadership and corporate governance at Hult Ashridge Executive Education. A resident of UAE since 2013, Selina started her academic journey at HEC Paris. From 2012 to 2023, she led Hult International Business School Dubai campus as dean and executive director.