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MBA 10 alumna; photo for newsmakers

MBA 10 alumna; photo for newsmakers

LSB Alumna Helps Build the Tech Industry in the Middle East

Alumna Lara Noujaim MBA ‘10 was profiled as one of the women "building the tech industry in the Mideast" by The Guardian.

After tackling the tech industry of Silicon Valley, LSB Alumna Lara Noujaim MBA ‘10 moved back to her home in Lebanon to help create a game industry. Lara is among some of the strong and successful women of the Middle East leading by example in the tech and games industry claiming an important role to help build the country to a booming future.

Lara is adamant that her status as a woman in a predominately male environment hasn’t held her back, stating that “compared to other countries in the world, a big proportion of companies in the tech sector here are being led by women,” she says. “These are often people who, like myself, worked or studied abroad and have come back to start something new in the country or help create a new scene.”

Learn more about what Lara and other women are doing to boost the tech industry in the Middle East. 

Find The Guardian's full article here»

 

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