Saudi businesswoman and economic consultant.

She is the founder and CEO of Seeds Consulting, a Member of the founding board of University of Prince Mugrin, and a Member of the advisory board of Lancaster University.

She also serves on the boards of several institutions, including:

• IMD university
• Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt
• WHO Foundation
• ICC G20 CEO Advisory Group
• King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)
• Moya Water Company

She founded Gulf One Bank, the first bank in the Middle East specialized in financing and structuring large-scale energy projects and infrastructure investments, and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 2005 to 2016, becoming the first woman in the Gulf region to hold such a role in the banking sector.

She was also an economic advisor and head of the economic department at the National Commercial Bank . She was a member of the Supreme Council for the Environment, a member of the Middle East Finance Group Council of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and a member of the International Committee of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center.

Nahed began her academic career in 1990 as a teaching assistant in the Department of Economics, then became a lecturer at King Abdulaziz University in 1995, and later became an assistant professor and head of the Accounting Department at the same university. During her academic career, she worked as a financial advisor for several companies, in addition to her work as a visiting professor at the University of Science and Technology in Yemen.

She was selected as one of the "100 Most Influential Women in the World" by Forbes magazine in 2006, and was ranked among the "50 Most Important Businesswomen in the World" by the British Financial Times magazine for three consecutive years: 2009, 2010, and 2011.

She holds a PhD in Monetary Economics from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom (2001), a Master's degree in Financial Economics from the same university (1998), and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from King Abdulaziz University (1987).