Our team
The caliber of our team and international partners allow us to bring our clients’ stories to the market in the most impactful way. Foresight’s portfolio of services reflects the depth of experience of our people.
Our principals have held senior posts at the highest levels of
government, commerce and education in Qatar. In these roles, they worked extensively withcommunications and marketing professionals around the world. These relationships form the foundation of Foresight.
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We are only as wonderful as the individuals who work here. Our culture is built on autonomy, empowerment, and innovation.
Chairman of the Board
Our team is led by Sheikha Abdulla Al-Misnad who has over thirty years of leadership experience in Qatar’s public space. Qatar University’s former and first female President, Professor Al-Misnad is one of Qatar’s leading public figures and is a partner in many initiatives geared towards the fulfillment of national development strategies.
At the international level, Professor Al-Misnad is a member of several prestigious bodies and delegations such as the UNESCO, United Nations University Council, and others.
Recently, Dr. Al-Misnad is elected to represent Qatar in UN Committee on Racial Discrimination.
CEO, Partner
Howaida Nadim is an experienced
executive, digital strategist and policy
developer with a proven track record
of helping government and private
entities build their corporate
strategies, brand, develop their
human capital, raise their visibility
and develop strategic plans to
achieve their mission.
Howaida has a deep understanding
of all aspects of related to Qatari culture, markets, policies, strategies and media. A skilled communicator with expertise in digital solutions, marketing, strategic communications planning, crisis communications, and public education campaigns.
Trusted advisor to senior leadership in areas related to education reform, ICT and regulation with focus on policy development, strategic planning, performance management, digital transformation, and stakeholders communications.
Ms. Nadim holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Western International University and post-graduate diplomas in Data Processing Management and public policy.
Gwilym Lewis
Cyber Security Consultant
Gwilym is the Director at Appsecco since September 2015, a specialist application security company that ‘gets’ web security and can advise clients on the best route for their businesses. Appsecoo provides simple solutions to problems without confusing our clients with technicalities.
Every team member shares a passion for providing the best possible security solutions that meet the commercial needs and challenges of the clients and organisations we work for.
No matter where they are based they bring the same strategic and pragmatic thinking to ensure that security, operations and commercial goals are aligned to bring you the best possible results.
Marketing Director
Roza Al Moosafri, Founder and currently Marketing Director at Foresight, responsible for planning, developing, implementing and managing the overall digital marketing strategy for clients.
Before starting at Foresight, Roza spent 8 years at beIN MEDIA GROUP, managing integrated marketing campaigns (in three different languages English, Arabic and French) to 23 MENA countries. More so, Roza also built, managed and lead the award winning Social Media platforms of beIN SPORTS and beIN Entertainment . Throughout her career at beIN MEDIA GROUP and at present moment, Roza stays in-the-know for all Social Media and digital trends.
Roza is an articulate communicator, who can fluently speak the language of both people and technology. Roza excels in building and telling the story.
Apart from Roza’s career, Roza is a sports fanatic, from watching Football and Tennis on TV to practicing yoga
and weightlifting.
Mohammed El-Bashir
Chief Technology Innovation Officer
Mohammed is a leading expert in
the realm of Internet and technology
policies and regulations. He has an
extensive regional and international
experience in Internet/Technical
infrastructure management,
technology policy development,
standards and Internet governance
issues. He has been actively involved
in developing digital solutions,
products and systems.
Mohamed, established and managed the Technical Affairs Department of Qatar’s Communications Regulatory Authority from 2008 to 2016 - leading and implementing major national telecom and Internet Projects in Qatar.
Mohamed has been awarded the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers “ICANN” leadership award for 2016 for his knowledge and contributions to the global Internet technical community.
Michael Madison
Digital Strategy Advisor
Michael Madison provides
counsel for our clients on a variety
of topics related to digital
strategy including
content management systems,
technology resourcing,
user experience, content
development, data visualization,
social media and
digital marketing.
Mr. Madison has over a dozen years of experience advising, managing and leading digital communications strategy, user experience and technical development projects using open source and proprietary tools. He has built a career in web technology with clients across a variety of sectors in both Qatar and the United States.
His experience in Qatar includes strategic leadership for projects on behalf of the Communications Regulatory Authority (formerly ictQATAR), Supreme Education Council, and Hamad Medical Corporation. In the United States he has worked extensively in the non-profit, government and foundation sectors.
Sami Mubarak
Social Media Expert
Samy Mubarak is an expert in marketing and all things digital. Among other impressive achievements, he co-founded Taghreedat, a first ever online community initiative that took a user-centric approach to enriching Arabic digital content.
He co-managed all operations and strategic planning for this largest crowd-sourced Arabic e-content initiative with over 19,000 members from 31 countries, and helped it grow to be the Arab region’s third most influential non-personal Twitter account with over 85,000 followers. Drawing on its previous successes, Samy is leads and works closely with interdisciplinary teams serving Foresight’s diverse clients on a daily basis.
Anand is a research & strategy consulting professional with over 15 years experience . His main focus has been in assisting businesses spanning diverse industries in defining their roadmap for growth in the medium and long term. He specifically adds value by developing research and consulting frameworks that enable sustainable growth and ensure a smooth transition in the interim.
He has previously worked as a Partner & Managing Director with Frost & Sullivan Inc., a global research & consulting company headquartered in Mountain View, California. As the Managing Director of Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, Anand had the independent P&L responsibility for the company’s business interests in the region.
Anand was also instrumental in developing a captive Centre of Excellence for the company in Chennai, which was one of the first outsourced entities for high value knowledge processes in India. Anand has a BE and MS from BITS, Pilani and MBA from SP Jain Institute of Management Research, Mumbai.
Karen Lebovich
Strategy Consultant
Karen Sloan Lebovich is an experienced executive, strategist, and communicator with 35 years of
experience helping NGOs, foundations, universities, and government agencies build their brand, raise their
visibility, engage with their constituents, and enhance their thought leadership.
Lebovich’s expertise includes strategic communications planning and implementation, brand development and positioning, message development, market research and analysis, and crisis communications.
For the past 15 years, she has served as a strategic communications consultant to government entities in
Qatar including the Supreme Education Council, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology,
and Communications Regulatory Authority.
Lebovich also has extensive experience working with education and women’s organizations, including
serving as Director of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation. She
has served as a trusted advisor to college and university presidents as well as communications consultant
for institutions such as RAND Corporation, University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, International Center for
Not-For-Profit Law, and many others.
Lebovich graduated from Simmons College with a B.A. in government and did graduate work at the
University of Massachusetts. She was selected to give the commencement address at Ashland University, in
Ashland Ohio in 2000.
Karen Vina Lopez
Account Manager
Karen has started her career as a Benefits Senior Specialist at Delta Airlines Employees, where she was the contact person for handling products related issues, training new
hires and oversee their work during probation.
Her customer service experience spans over 5 years in dealing directly with clients, during those tenures she has enhanced her management and inter-personal skills.
Prior to joining Foresight, Karen was working as Mission 20 as Communications officer handling social media accounts for the clients and the media relations.
Karen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications for Far Easter University in the Philippines.
Mohamed is an accomplished business development manager with more than 6 years of experience in the industry.
Mohamed has built a reputation as a skilled professional who consistently delivers high-quality results. He has been recognized for his exceptional work, winning awards such as rising star, BDE of the year.
Skilled in partner relations, market research, public relations, and sales presentations, Mohamed holds a B.Tech in Information Technology from the National College of Engineering and is a certified Cisco Network Associate.
