Zainab AlQaffas is a Saudi consultant specializing in political and economic risk across the Middle East and North Africa. With over seven years of experience at leading organizations including Control Risks, PwC, and Thomson Reuters, she has advised governments, financial institutions, and multinational corporations on due diligence, compliance, and strategic risk management. Currently a regional manager at Control Risks, she oversees research and vendor networks focused on MENA markets. AlQaffas holds an MSc in Middle East politics from SOAS University of London and a BA in international relations from the University of Leeds, and she is fluent in Arabic and English. AlQaffas is the founder of Sijal, an interview-based platform archiving influential and critical khaleeji voices with a focus on contemporary regional issues.