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Faten Alqaseer is a Senior Managing Director at Teneo, based in New York.

Faten provides counsel for companies as they navigate evolving stakeholder expectations around a range of social issues. Faten specializes in global issues management, long-term remediation and business transformation across a broad range of industries. She has extensive experience advising some of the world’ largest brands developing and executing tailored Inclusion strategies that align with business priorities and enhance company performance.

As a leader in Teneo Ventures, she directs investments in early-stage enterprise solutions that use technology to improve the way companies do business. Faten is responsible for scaling and commercializing portfolio companies in subsectors that include recruiting, employee engagement and sustainability.

Prior to joining Teneo, Faten co-founded an EdTech start-up in Bahrain to deliver career development services.    She started her career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch where she focused on growing the Company’s MENA Central Bank and Sovereign Wealth Fund business.

Having worked across the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Faten is an expert in cultural norms across continents and is fluent in Arabic. Faten holds a M.B.A. in Management, Business Economics and Public Policy from The Wharton School and a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Cornell University.