Naif ALObaid is Strategic Partnerships Advisor at International Medical Corps  and has had a diverse career in development, philanthropy, education, and programme management. He was previously Director of Development at NPT UK, Senior External Relations and Projects Officer at The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Prior to his previous role as a CEO for Education for Employment in Saudi Arabia, Naif worked for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as a senior consultant on Saudi Arabia and Yemen. He has also spent a substantial amount of time working with refugees in Europe, the MENA region and in Nairobi, Kenya. Naif holds a BA from Webster University, Geneva and an MBA in International Trade from Johnson and Wales University, USA.