Fadi Bizri

Advisory Board Member

Fadi co-founded and co-leads SE Factory, a leading skills-training-for-jobs academy in Lebanon. SEF provides intensive coding bootcamps for low-income youth, helping them train on the necessary practical programming skills as well as soft skills that are required by the job market. Fadi is also a Partner at B&Y Venture Partners, a $46M venture capital fund based in Beirut, investing in high-potential technology startups, with a global mandate. Fadi co-founded and managed two of Lebanon’s first tech accelerators and has over 11 years experience in entrepreneurship ecosystems. Fadi is a mentor and board member at a number of startups and regularly advises on innovation policy.

Mounir Mouawad

Advisory Board Member

As VP of Payments and Emerging Products since August 2021, Mounir is responsible for scoping and delivering new products and leading the teams required to deliver them. Mounir joined Fidel API from Google, where he oversaw the product strategy and European operations for Google Pay. Mounir led the launch of Google Pay across 20 markets and frequently served as an advisor to regulators on open banking. Mounir holds a computer engineering degree from the American University of Beirut and an MBA from the London Business School.

Sandy Fahed

Board Member

Sandy has substantive cross-sectoral experience in innovation and strategic management, capacity and entrepreneurship development, and community and partnership building both in the MENA region and further afield. She has contributed to the development of international and non-profit organizational learning programs as well as social innovation and youth-led community initiatives. Sandy holds a bachelor’s in Business Administration with an emphasis on Human Resource Management from Haigazian University, and a Master’s of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the University of Sussex, a degree she obtained while studying in the UK as a Chevening Scholar. Sandy is currently a consultant at Beyond Group where she catalyzes initiatives for meaningful change across all three practices.

Simona Helal

Board Member

Simona is an experienced financial analyst and controller with a background in business administration, ad-hoc reporting and cost allocation. She has contributed to the development of local NGOs, including as the current President of Tripoli Rugby League Federation Club. Simona holds a BA in Auditing & Accounting from University of Balamand, a MSc in Financial Risk Management from Notre Dame University Louaize, and is currently pursuing the ACCA Certification. Simona is currently a Financial Controller at TotalEnergies EP.

Stephen Hall

Board Member

Stephen is a Partner with McKinsey and Company’s Middle East office. Most of his work is with governments and donors on addressing social sector topics, with a particular focus on education and public health. Originally from the UK, he has lived in Lebanon for over a decade. Stephen holds degrees in Middle Eastern studies from Cambridge and in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Zalfa Nassar

Board Member

Zalfa is the senior partner at Serhal Nassar &Co. based in Beirut and Dubai with more than 50 years in activity. Before that, she was a senior auditor at Ernst & Young in Beirut. In the academic track, Zalfa also was an audit and financial accounting courses lecturer at AUB in 1996.

Zalfa holds several international certifications including US CPA, US CBA, US CIA and US CMA in addition to the Lebanese CPA. She also is an active member in the Information systems audit and control association and international federation of francophone accountants. Zalfa attained an M.B.A from the American University of Beirut (AUB) (1993), and a B.A. in Business and accounting from AUB as well (1991).

Steven Wilbur

Co-Founder & US Donor Relations

Steven leads on CodeBrave’s Education and Psychology approach. He is a former teacher and an expert in child psychology with eight years of experience and degrees in Educational Psychology (Washington) and Math (N. Texas).

Tatiana Woodhouse

Executive Director

Tatiana has a background in project management and child protection in the humanitarian sector, with three years experience in Lebanon. She has degrees in Ancient and Modern History (Oxford) and Human Rights and Humanitarian Action (Sciences-Po PSIA).