Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi

Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tejari (www.tejari.com), the Middle East’s premier electronic business-to-business marketplace. After honoring Sheikha Lubna as the “Distinguished Government Employee Award” in 1999, HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Defense Minister appointed her as the head of Tejari at the launch of the marketplace in 2000.

Prior to managing Tejari, Sheikha Lubna was the senior manager of the information systems department at the Dubai Ports Authority (DPA), a position she held for more than seven years. Before joining DPA, Sheikha Lubna acted as the Dubai branch manager for the General Information Authority, the organization responsible for automating the federal government of the United Arab Emirates. She has more than ten years of information technology management experience in the Middle East region.

In addition to managing Tejari, Sheikha Lubna heads the Dubai e-government team responsible for instituting e-government initiatives throughout the public sector. Sheikha Lubna holds a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University of Chico, and a MBA from the American University of Sharjah. She volunteers extensively with the “Friends of Cancer Patients” Society, and serves on the board of directors for the Dubai Autism Center.