Ms. Sheikha Mayes bint Hamad Al Thani

Sheikha Mayes bint Hamad Al Thani is Managing Director of the US-Qatar Business Council – Doha (USQBC Doha) and Owner and Group CEO of M Power Investment Group. She leads USQBC Doha’s work to strengthen bilateral trade and investment between Qatar and the United States, and through M Power, she supports business expansion across Qatar and the GCC.

She is a member of YPO and the Chief Executives Organization (CEO) and was the first woman to join YPO’s Qatar Chapter, where she is a Chapter Chair. She represented Qatar at the 4th U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue, addressing women’s economic participation, and received the Business Leader Award at Women of Change 2022. She holds an MBA from the University of Leicester and an Executive Master’s in Diplomacy and International Affairs from Georgetown University.