Hajer Alqassimi

Executive Director & Digital Advisor at Baker Tilly
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Throw me to the wolves, I’ll rise with the pack ... I am the storm, the wind, the uncharted track. I don’t follow tides, I shift the sea ... A force of design, becoming all I’m meant to be.

Hajer Alqassimi is an executive digital transformation director and fintech strategist with over 16 years of experience leading innovation across government, finance, energy, and smart city sectors. As a regional advisor, she supports public and private entities across the GCC—UAE, Qatar, KSA, and Oman—in delivering large-scale digital transformation, shaping strategies in open finance, AI adoption, data governance, and sustainable urban development.

She holds master’s degrees in Digital Transformation Management (ESSEC Business School) and Global Smart City Management (ZIGURAT Institute of Technology & University of Barcelona), and is certified in AI, agile methods, data strategy, and enterprise architecture. Her cross-sector expertise enables her to drive human-centred, future-ready digital change.


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