Yosr is a bilingual multi-award winning experienced legal counsel with both a private practice and in-house background, and a certified In-house Counsel (ICC) by the Association of Corporate Counsel.
During her career, Yosr held various positions in global private practice international law firms in the region allowing her to gain significant regional experience in contracts, commercial, corporate, compliance, employment and a wide range of general legal areas. She moved in-house , played a key part in establishing and is currently managing the legal and compliance team in the Middle East in Gartner (the world’s leading research and advisory company) — a region that remains one of the top performing regions globally and continues to track a double digit sales growth by maintaining a culture of high performance and accountability. Embracing Gartner’s Principles of Independence and Objectivity, Yosr also supports the Gartner Office of the Ombudsman in the Middle East, a team that is established to openly and assertively address issues of analytical independence, accuracy and integrity. With such experience, she also has broad experience in legal and risk management, corporate governance and compliance, and crisis management. Yosr is passionate about mentorship, sponsorship, diversity equity & inclusion, women empowerment and creating opportunities for minorities, people of color, women and young students to thrive throughout their legal career journey.