Fida Afiouni is an HR & Gender expert in the Middle East, with a PhD in Human Resource Management from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. She currently holds the position of Tenured Associate Professor in HRM at the Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and serves as Associate Provost where she oversees the activities of the continuous education center and has demonstrated experience in developing academic and professional training programs. Fida is a founding member and an affiliate researcher at the Center for Inclusive Business and Leadership (CIBL) at AUB. Her publications, at the intersection of HR, careers, and gender, have won multiple awards and have appeared in leading international journals in her field. Her expertise is internationally recognized, and she served as Section editor in FT 40 journals. Fida is often invited as an expert speaker or facilitator in Executive Education programs and in regional and international workshops and webinars in English, French and Arabic on topics pertaining to Talent Management, inclusive HR systems, Gender balance, and women’s economic empowerment.