Dr. Moudhi bint Mohammed Al-Jamea, Saudi Telecom’s first woman executive, has been appointed general manager of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) School at the STC Academy.
Al-Jamea gained a bachelor’s degree in computer and information systems from King Faisal University in 2006, a master’s in information technology from Greenwich University in London in 2010, and a Ph.D. in computer security from King’s College London in 2016.
She has extensive experience in cyber and information security.
Al-Jamea worked at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, as a lecturer from 2010 to 2016, and as an assistant professor from 2017. She became president of the entrepreneurship unit and business incubator in February 2017.
She is certified in ethical hacking from the EC-Council and completed the women leadership program at the Prince Mohammed bin Salman College (MBSC) of Business and Entrepreneurship in November 2017.
Al-Jamea worked as vice president of the Scientific Society for Saudi Students in the UK from December 2013 to March 2015.
Saudi Telecom said that Al-Jamea’s appointment reflects its commitment to recruit and support talented Saudis in leading positions.