Sweid began her career as a financial manager for Charles Schwab in Boston, followed by a stint at Accenture before she came to Dubai and became part of the team that expanded DIFC.

Locally, she’s a fixture on the young women’s business circuit, as the Middle East chapter head of 85Broads, a global network of former Goldman exployees and graduates of top management schools. She also launched ZenYoga, a popular chain of Dubai yoga studios whose success underlines her versatility. Sweid attended Boston college and holds an MBA from MIT.