Wafa abu Samra, PhD

Wafa Abu Samra

Director Consulting, PhD

Financial & Accounting Consulting

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Wafaa is a Senior Manager at BDO Jordan. She has over 15 years of experience in the fields of credit analysis, corporate business, compliance, risk management, financial analysis, feasibility studies, local and regional development, strategy formulation and implementation, King Abdullah Award assessor, restructuring advisory, and training and education. According to her analytical and managerial strengths, she participates in several projects and training programs in the MENA regions, especially those funded by international donors.

She has managed a competitive fund to provide a grant for the winning proposal according to prespecified criteria, preparing an IF manual, evaluation criteria, and scoring system. Wafaa holds the EFQM certificate. She will be responsible for assessing and developing the MCAT. She also assists in the delivery of training and coaching programs, as well as consultation in a variety of fields, primarily procurement, financial accounting, contract management, gender, and innovation projects, and has published different articles and books.

Wafa believes in the importance of women’s participation in economic and political processes and works voluntarily with different local NGOs and municipalities to improve women’s participation and effectiveness. She is a member of the Jordan Forum for Business and Professional Women Associations. She is also one of  the founding members of Women in Board-Jordan.

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor’s Degree in finance, University of Jordan 
  • MBA (Master of Business Administration) Major Finance, Amman Arab University, Amman, Jordan
  • Ph.D. in Finance, Amman Arab University, Amman, Jordan