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I am the Chief Medical Officer at South City Hospital in Karachi, where I oversee hospital-wide clinical operations, governance, and quality improvement. My work blends a decade of frontline emergency medicine with executive leadership, focusing on redesigning systems for safer, more efficient, and patient-centered care. A graduate of Harvard Medical School’s Master in Clinical Service Operations (2022), I specialized in optimizing healthcare delivery through systems thinking, Lean transformation, and strategic service planning. My capstone centered on patient flow optimization in mass vaccination settings—a model that informed pandemic response strategies in Pakistan. I also completed Harvard’s Safety, Quality, Informatics, and Leadership (SQIL) program and hold management and leadership certifications from Harvard Business School Online and the London School of Economics. These experiences have shaped my philosophy of marrying clinical excellence with operational strategy. My perspectives on healthcare equity and patient safety have been featured on CNN International and national media, and I have spoken at platforms such as Future Fest and WHO consultative forums, advocating for safer, more equitable systems of care. Currently, I am expanding my role beyond hospital leadership—transitioning into governance positions in social development organizations and exploring an entrepreneurial path in healthcare services. This next chapter reflects my belief that systemic impact comes from crossing boundaries between medicine, business, and community design. Outside of work, I am a bibliophile and minimalist at heart, curating spaces and ideas that allow people to feel both grounded and inspired.

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Seasoned global energy services executive with over 28 years of success driving innovation, growth, and operational excellence across the energy sector. Recognized for a strategic mindset, strong marketing and negotiation skills, and a consistent track record of delivering double-digit revenue and profitability growth. A transformational leader with a unique ability to engineer corporate turnarounds, unlock exponential growth, and deliver industry-leading margin improvements. Proven expertise in business strategy, strategic planning, performance management, business development & environmental sustainability. Extensive international experience across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with a deep cultural fluency and a strong grasp of regional business dynamics. Adept at building high-performing, cross-cultural teams and integrating strategic HR practices with operational excellence to drive sustainable success.

Just wrapped up my MBA and started working at a Dubai-based asset manager. Looking forward to meeting and getting to know fellow alumni in the region.

Mining, Iron ore & coal production, trade, shipping & Stevedoring

I am a Dentist and Specialist in Endodontics. Master of Science in Clinical Service Operations at Harvard Medical School

I’m a capital markets lawyer at the India desk of Hogan Lovells, an international law firm. I completed my LLM in 2025 and recently moved to Dubai (from Singapore).

I’m the Founder & CEO of Engage Group, a consultancy based in Dubai. I focus on advising governments and leading organisations on how to mobilise people for successful strategy and policy implementation. Increasingly, my work explores the role of AI and the future of work, helping leaders shape cultures that thrive in times of change. Outside of work, I’m passionate about entrepreneurship and, most importantly, being a new dad to my daughter, Kennedy (named after the Harvard Kennedy School, where I met my wife).

Kristi Synold has built her career at the intersection of policy and people. She served in Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice, and earlier at the Department of Health and Human Services with the Administration for Native Americans. Her work has always focused on building strong relationships, shaping policy, and ensuring government programmes truly deliver for communities. Kristi recently moved to Dubai to join her husband, whom she met at the Harvard Kennedy School, and together they’ve just welcomed a baby girl, Kennedy - named after the place where their story began.

Private market investor and global dealmaker. Multi asset deal sourcing and collaboration.