Sahar Cooper

Eextensive management experience in leading the delivery of large, complex and multi-site Education projects in the UAE and Worldwide.

18 years of commercial experience in global education with strong strategic, operational management skills. Ability to structure, manages, and coordinate complex cross-enterprise projects and processes with multiple stakeholders.Extensive experiencein managing businesses through periods of start-ups and substantial growth.

I was educated in the USA and attained a Master’s degree (MBA) in International Management, graduating with Distinction from Southeastern University (Washington DC) and I haveworked in several establishments in the UAE, USA, Europe and Asia. Immediately prior to joining GEMS Education, I worked for the American University of Sharjah (University City) in the UAE as the Operations Director leading a team of 140 professionalsfor 11 years. My role supported the entire Organization and was instrumental in developing the Organization from a start-up institution to being the pre-eminent Higher Education establishment that it is today (recently ranked in the top universities worldwide by the QS World University Ranking).