Hanan Al-Saif was appointed as a consultant at Hail Region Development Authority in August this year with the responsibility of enhancing culture development, customer experience and capability-building strategies.
Al-Saif is an executive Ph.D. candidate at Bayes Business School — City, University of London. There, she provides expertise and consulting services on topics such as transformation, culture change, change management, communications and strategy development and execution for various industries.
In September, Al-Saif became a founding board member of the Ma’ak Association, which is dedicated to supporting and enhancing the quality of life for cancer patients and their families.
Prior to that, Al-Saif served as the director of change management and communications at the Ministry of Health’s Vision Realization Office in Riyadh. She collaborated with regional teams and conducted assessments for employees, resulting in the development of an internal culture-change plan.
From 2018 to 2020, Al-Saif held positions at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center. As director of change management in health care delivery, she established the department and strategy for the organization and led all transformational change-management activities.
She also served as the director of change management in the transformation office, playing a key role in assessing the overall organizational culture and developing strategies for change-management communications in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Al-Saif’s career in the health sector has also encompassed leadership roles such as head of registration appointment and admissions, assistant director of patient services, and chairperson for training and education in patient experience.
Al-Saif holds a bachelor’s degree in management and leadership from Portland State University. She earned a master’s degree in change management and organizational sciences from George Washington University.
She also holds an associate’s degree in banking administration from the Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh.
Throughout her career, Al-Saif has received numerous awards and recognitions for her outstanding contributions. As a graduate of the first cohort of Misk 2030 Leaders Program, Al-Saif and her team were awarded first place in the capstone project, focusing on artificial intelligence and data collection.
She has also led the remote workforce project for implementing an innovative work-from-home plan during the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in receiving the gold award from the Stevie Awards for Great Employers in 2022.
