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Multidisciplinary Global Authority on Leadership Development, Governance and the Future of Work; Corporate-Academic Whose Approach Brings a Holistic View of Human Capital Development and Future Readiness to the Forefront; CEO, Dean & Co-Founder, Institute for Future Readiness; Senior Fellow, Center for Governance, Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia); Former Dean, Hult International Business School (Dubai Campus); Thinkers50 Radar Class 0f 2025.

United Arab Emirates
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  • How Do We Become Future-Ready? w/ Dr. Selina Neri
    How Do We Become Future-Ready? w/ Dr. Selina Neri
  • Selina Neri, Ph.D. | Future Readiness: Developing Future Ready Talent
    Selina Neri, Ph.D. | Future Readiness: Developing Future Ready Talent
  • Dr. Selina Neri Live on Dubai Media: Future Readiness in the UAE
    Dr. Selina Neri Live on Dubai Media: Future Readiness in the UAE
  • Women Leaders with Tech - Dr. Selina Neri
    Women Leaders with Tech - Dr. Selina Neri
  • In Conversation with Dr. Selina Neri | Rich & Super Rich
    In Conversation with Dr. Selina Neri | Rich & Super Rich
  • Women Leaders with Tech 3 Days
    Women Leaders with Tech 3 Days

Learn More About Selina Neri

Selina Neri, Ph.D. is a multidisciplinary forward-thinking, global, dynamic, multicultural corporate-academic with over 30 years of diverse, C-level and board experience in Fortune 500, Global 500 and startups in the USA, Europe and Asia.

Recognized for being an inspirational, authentic and well-respected global leader, Neri was included in the prestigious Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2025 list of the world’s most influential management thinkers for her “important contribution to leadership development and making generations future-ready”.

Neri is CEO, Dean & Co-Founder of the Institute for Future Readiness (UAE), a capacity builder in future readiness dedicated to making generations future-ready through relevant educational programs and research. In addition, she’s a Senior Fellow of the Center for Governance, Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia), driving thought leadership in corporate governance research and education and a Professor of Leadership and Corporate Governance at Hult Ashridge Executive Education (UK).

Neri and the Institute for Future Readiness has been featured in Emirates News (Dubai One TV), Gulf News, Arabian Business, Khaleej Times, The Agenda Podcast Dubai Eye, Zawya and more. She has been named by the Financial Times among the 100 Women to Watch and was named 2020 and 2021 Professor of the Year as well as 2020 Global Faculty of the Year by Hult International Business School. Neri was also featured in Higher Education Digest 2023 for her contribution to leadership impact and development.

Selina Neri is available to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting meetings, interactive workshops and customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers & Advisors, a division of Stern Strategy Group®.

Selina Neri was last modified: June 30th, 2025 by Justin Louis

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“Build to Thrive” With Timely Future Readiness Strategies

Technology, geopolitics, longevity and the human search for meaning are changing the employment landscape at a speed never seen before. According to Selina Neri, Ph.D., CEO, Dean and Co-Founder of the Institute for Future Readiness, the urgency to be prepared for the future of work is greater than ever. In this revealing presentation, she challenges traditional paradigms about talent development and future skills. Neri provides audiences with practical, holistic ideas and tools for creating fluid models of talent and building lifelong learning cultures. Empowered to “build to thrive,” attendees leave with a freshly bolstered sense of agency to be relevant in the future of work while navigating what lies ahead with confidence.

Good Governance as the Operating System of a Business

For a company to succeed, many things have to go right. But when something goes wrong and businesses fail, Selina Neri, Ph.D. explains that it’s crucial to understand why and what behaviors may have led up to it. A senior fellow of the Center for Governance of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Neri accessibly outlines what corporate governance is and why good governance is vital to success. Through advisory and learning & development work aimed at founders, C-level executives and boards as much as employees and investors, she shows why everyone must have a foundational understanding of governance that enables people to “see” governance around them in everyday business life and behavior. Neri empowers audiences with a clear grasp of corporate governance as “the operating system of a business,” emphasizing the important human behavior aspect. With this new outlook, attendees will be able to activate themselves as “actors of governance” and their companies as “machines that can create value” well into the future.

Lead Into the Future With Integrity, Empathy and an Engaged Workforce

For companies to attract and retain the best talent while boldly building for the future, it all starts with leadership that embraces Future Readiness for themselves and the people they have the privilege to lead. According to Selina Neri, Ph.D., Professor of Leadership & Governance at Hult Ashridge, the best leaders infuse hope, trust and stability throughout an organization. In this inspiring presentation, she shows that empathetic leaders who focus on their teams over themselves are best equipped to help employees feel a true connection to their workplace. Neri reveals changes needed to the traditional leadership toolkit that will mobilize value across an organization. Empowering the leaders of today and fueling agency in those of tomorrow, she ensures audiences that we all have leadership abilities, it’s just up to us as individuals whether we nurture them or not and how we put them to use.