Email: z.nazer@soton.ac.uk
Zeina Nazer has over 20 years of global experience in research, strategy, consulting, and platform development at firms including KPMG, Parsons, Jacobs and AECOM.
Zeina is Co-Founder of CITIES FORUM a non-profit organisation with multidisciplinary international group of experts in Smart Cities.
As a leading Advisor for governments and major global player in Intelligent Mobility, Sustainable Transport, Smart Cities, energy, and the public sector, Zeina specialises in driving Corporate Planning, Commercial Due Diligence, Growth Strategy, Sales Improvement, Operations Excellence and Cost Reduction in the Middle East, Europe, Southeast Asia and the USA.
Zeina has a BSc in Civil Engineering from American University of Beirut, MSc in Transportation Engineering from University of Texas at Austin, MBA from the University of Chicago. She is a Professional Engineer licensed in the USA. Zeina is currently pursuing her PhD in Autonomous Vehicle at the University of Southampton.
Zeina was the chair of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Working Group TC204 WG1 on ITS Systems Architecture, contributing to standards development of transport systems.
Zeina served as Director on the Board of Women in Transportation (WTS) in the USA.
Zeina is a regular speaker at international conferences, as well as a contributor to both business and industry press.