Overview

Gender

female

Investor Type

Angel

Investor Stage

Seed

Muna Al Gurg is a businesswoman and philanthropist from the UAE.

Al Gurg has been advocating a greater role for women in business. In 2015 she launched the Muna Al Gurg Scholarship at London Business School, supporting female students studying on the school’s MBA and Executive MBA program.

Al Gurg has been serving on the board of several non-profit organizations, such as the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development where she works with Chairman Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. At the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charity Foundation, she is responsible for strategy and initiatives both in the UAE and internationally, including primary education support for underprivileged children in Zanzibar. She is on the advisory board of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and an ambassador of the UAE's Pink Caravan's breast cancer awareness initiative. Finally, she is a founding board member and Co-Chair of Endeavor UAE, a non-profit organization promoting high-impact entrepreneurship in emerging and growth markets.

In June 2010, Muna was recognized and presented the Emirates Women’s Award for outstanding achievers by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

She started her career with Saatchi & Saatchi in Dubai, and consequently joined the family business in 2001. She holds an MBA from London Business School in the UK and is also a Fellow of the Middle East Leadership Initiative of The Aspen Institute.