Dr. AI-Suwaidi joined QNB in 2000 and currently serves as Group Chief Risk Officer; having previously held the role of Assistant General Manager of Credit Risk Management. She has almost 23 years of experience in banking and she holds a particular interest in banking innovation. She is currently a member of the Board of QNB Finansbank (Turkey) and The President Commissioner of QNB Indonesia. Dr. Al Suwaidi has a BSc in Accounting, a Master’s in Business Administration from Qatar University, an MSc in Risk Management from the University of New York, a Juris Doctor Degree from Hamad Bin Khalifa University and a Doctorate in Business administration from Grenoble University, France on the subject of ‘Innovation in Banking and Financial Markets’, focusing on crypto currencies.