Noor Sweid
Founder and Managing Partner at Global Ventures
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Name in Arabic:
نور سويد
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Nationality:
Syrian
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Country of Residence:
United Arab Emirates
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Noor Sweid's Bio
Founder and Managing Partner at Global Ventures in the United Arab Emirates since January 2018.
She has been a Fellow of the “Aspen Institute” in the US since 2016, and has been a member of the Advisory Board of the “Dubai Chamber for Digital Economy” since June 30, 2021, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “Middle East Ventures Capital Foundation” since January 2018.
She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of: “Al Nahda Services Company” since March 27, 2023, the “Clue Period & Cycle Tracker” app since May 2020, “Ogram” since February 2020, and “Tribal Credit” since November 2019, Arrow Labs since July 2018, TechWadi since January 2018, MIT since 2017, and membership in “MIT Forum for Entrepreneurship in the Arab World” Council since 2014.
She held the position of Chief Investment Officer of the Dubai Future Foundation between 2016 and 2018, a member of Endeavor UAE between 2013 and 2017, and was a general partner in Leap Ventures Fund between 2014 and 2016, and a founding partner and member of the board of directors of the Middle East Investor Relations Association, between 2010 and 2014.
She was also a managing partner at ZenYoga between 2006 and 2014, a participant in management and strategy at the Dubai International Financial Center during 2004, and a strategic advisor at Accenture between 2001 and 2003.
She taught strategic management and leadership at Zayed University, and also lectured at the American University of Sharjah. She also spoke regionally and internationally about entrepreneurship, corporate governance, and intellectual property.
She was selected as a Young Global Leader in 2020 by the World Economic Forum.
She holds a Master of Business Administration from MIT, and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Boston College in the US.




