Dubai

Jeehan Balfaqaih

Partner, Head of Dubai

Brunswick Group

Jeehan has over two decades of experience in corporate positioning, creative campaigns, issue management and communications advisory in the Gulf. As the first recruit in the UAE for Brunswick, Jeehan was instrumental in building the firm’s presence and offer in the GCC.

During her time with Brunswick, Jeehan has advised the senior management and boards of local government and semi-government entities and private and public regional and international companies on their communications with multiple stakeholder groups.

A published Arabic poet, Jeehan is passionate about vocalizing beliefs and breaking stereotypes. She holds a Bachelor of Science from McGill University, Montreal and was named as one of Arabian Business 100 under 40 Most Influential Young Arabs in 2016.

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