Zainab Maghrabi

Leader of Human Capability Strategy & Transformation at Saudi Geological Survey

Speaker

Zainab Maghrabi is a distinguished voice in human capital strategy and institutional transformation across the Gulf region. With over 17 years of experience at the intersection of psychology, organizational design, and public sector evolution, she currently serves as a senior transformation architect at the Saudi Geological Survey—where she stewards national capabilities through future-oriented models of leadership, governance, and scientific development.

Trained in behavioral psychology and HR management, Zainab operates through a dual lens: understanding the human as a multidimensional being of intertwined motivations, and the institution as an adaptable system that must be intentionally designed. Her work transcends traditional HR by embedding foresight, cultural intelligence, and system thinking into the core of public sector reform.

She is widely recognised for redefining policy as a mechanism of empowerment, reimagining compliance as a trust-building framework, and positioning talent not as a function to be managed—but as a catalyst for institutional renewal. Her approach to performance culture is not metrics-driven alone, but meaning-driven—anchored in belonging, strategic clarity, and the intentional shaping of future-ready ecosystems.

As a speaker, Zainab offers more than insight—she delivers provocation. She challenges prevailing narratives, invites multidimensional thinking, and inspires institutions to reframe their relationship with human potential, complexity, and change