The Firm

A firm built on how institutions decide.

Governance-first logic, accountable integrated delivery, and a collective of institutional authority.

Purpose

To help GCC institutions govern transformation and master their information — turning decisions into measurable institutional performance.

Vision

To be the GCC's authority on institutional decision architecture — the firm institutions engage when scale has outpaced structure.

Institutional Philosophy

Governance precedes technology

Tools express governance; they never replace it.

Decisions over dashboards

We build the decision, not the display.

Evidence over opinion

Institutional choices rest on governed information.

Every engagement is structured by a consistent, governance-led delivery approach — requirements, execution planning, coordinated production, validation and structured handover, with named accountability at each stage. See how we work →
Leadership

A collective of institutional authority.

Founder & CEO
Dr. Manal Aladwani

Governance, information management and digital transformation. Leads BIM MENA's executive governance and decision-readiness work and integrates delivery across the firm's mandates.

Chairman
Dr. Khaled Mahdi

Public policy, national development, governance, and institutional strategy. Brings public-sector credibility and institutional authority at the highest level.

Senior Strategic Advisor
Dr. Salah Omran

Transformation delivery, operational excellence, project and portfolio performance, and enterprise implementation. The firm's delivery and implementation credibility.

Strategic Advisor — Enterprise Intelligence & Decision Systems
Bader Alabddan

Enterprise and institutional intelligence, AI-enabled decision systems, data readiness and executive decision support.

The leadership is supported by a strategic advisory network of senior experts across governance, delivery, information, technology, and institutional risk. BIM MENA is built to be larger than any one individual.
Strategic Advisory Network

Specialist authority where institutional risk meets emerging technology.

Cybersecurity and AI governance operate as a horizontal specialist capability across BIM MENA's mandates — strengthening governance and institutional transformation, digital transformation and information management, smart infrastructure, and executive advisory. This capability is led within the firm's strategic advisory network by Dr. Hussain Aldawood.

Strategic Advisor — Cybersecurity, AI Governance & Digital Trust
Dr. Hussain Aldawood

Cybersecurity and AI-governance advisor with over fifteen years guiding governments, regulators, and critical-sector institutions through secure digital transformation. Contributor to global governance through the United Nations Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity, and the Global Cybersecurity Forum. PhD in Cybersecurity.

Capability areas
Cybersecurity Strategy & Digital Trust
AI Governance, Risk & Responsible Adoption
Critical Infrastructure Resilience & Data Sovereignty

Why BIM MENA
GCC-built institutional understanding
Governance-first transformation logic
Genuine information-management depth
Executive-level advisory capability
Evidence-based decision architecture
Founder-led intellectual ownership
Delivery and implementation credibility
Institutional intelligence, AI governance and digital trust capability
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Let's examine how your institution decides.

Every mandate begins with a candid, confidential read of where your ambition and governance stand today.

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