Bio

A multi-award-winning digital transformation leader with over 20 years of experience accentuating the next-gen wave of digital innovation. Specializing heavily on the intricacies of the financial and technology sectors, Raja holds a strong history involving cross-functional leadership, finance, and all things progressive - collectively steered by her passion for pioneering large-scale industry and UAE community reform. Furthermore, she is heavily acclaimed for instilling innovative advancements here in the present, as well as positioning stakeholders for sustainable success as they navigate deeper into the ever-transient, digital future. A renowned technical visionary, Raja has worked at several organizations as a senior executive, with the most recent being the former EVP of DIFC FinTech Hive. Here, Raja proactively networked with financial institutions, government entities, technology partners, Venture Capital/Funds, and entrepreneurs to spearhead the UAE’s national innovation agenda. In addition, Raja’s technical/financial acumen led to FinTech becoming a leading contributor to the UAE digital economy, the formation of 500+ FinTech, RegTech, and InsurTech startups that opened new doors for societal opportunities, and FinTech ranking as one of the world's best financial innovation labs under Global Finance Magazine. From building winning mindsets, implementing scaling accelerations to diversely improving life quality via cutting-edge integrations, Raja enjoys leveraging larger-picture technology to secure viable outcomes across the board. This, in conjunction with her history of harvesting new 'status quo challenged' opportunities, and reputation for positioning UAE as an innovation destination, is what shaped Raja into an internationally recognized digital change agent – one who values people and process bridging and addresses every project with an ambition to create solutions that solidity mutually beneficial outcomes.