Expertise in Corporate Governance, Strategic Transformation & Financial Sustainability

Reem Mohammed Al-Balawi

Consultant in Corporate Governance, Strategic Transformation & Financial Sustainability

Experience combining governance, strategy, partnerships, financial sustainability, performance management, ISO 9001, Power BI, and business-model development.

Reem Mohammed Al-Balawi is an executive leader and consultant specializing in corporate governance, strategic transformation, and financial sustainability, with more than fifteen years of experience in advanced university and institutional environments. Her career progressed from finance and accounting to leading governance, strategy, partnerships, and institutional development, giving her the ability to turn objectives into systems, indicators, and measurable results.

15+Career in Finance, Governance & Strategy

From financial management and accounting to governance, partnerships, institutional transformation, and sustainability.

25+Strategic Partnerships Managed
300K→≈500KRevenue Growth per Academic Semester
1MStrategic Partnership Value in SAR
4.98/5Master’s GPA in Accounting
🏛️Corporate Governance

Developing policies, regulatory frameworks, authority matrices, and aligning manuals and procedures with institutional systems.

🎯Strategic Transformation

Developing and executing strategic plans and linking initiatives with priorities, performance indicators, and Saudi Vision 2030 targets.

💰Financial Sustainability

Diversifying revenues, developing business models and educational products, and linking financial planning with partnerships, products, and market needs.

🤝Partnerships & Performance

Managing stakeholders, building and evaluating partnerships, and linking them to priorities, dashboards, and executive reporting.

Professional Profile

Experience connecting financial discipline with governance, strategy, partnerships, and performance measurement.

Reem Mohammed Al-Balawi is an executive leader combining a financial background with the ability to build governance, strategy, partnership, and sustainability systems. She translates plans into policies, initiatives, indicators, and dashboards that help leadership make clearer decisions.

Her experience is distinguished by connecting strategy with the financial model, educational products, partnerships, and quality, supporting the transition from planning to execution and sustainable results.

Effective governance is inseparable from strategy and financial sustainability; clarity of authority, objectives, partnerships, and the financial model is the foundation of continuity.
The Core of Her Professional Vision
Academic & Professional Preparation

Preparation combining accounting, financial analysis, project management, risk, data, and governance.

She holds a master’s degree in Accounting from King Abdulaziz University with a GPA of 4.98/5 and first-class honors, and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the same university. She has also completed programs and certificates in project management, risk management, data analysis using Power BI, performance indicators, inclusive leadership, AI fundamentals, and is studying toward the GRCP credential.

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Master’s Degree

Master’s in Accounting with GPA 4.98/5 and first-class honors.

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Accounting

Bachelor’s in Accounting with extensive practical experience in financial planning, budgets, reporting, and control.

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Data & Performance

Programs in Power BI, performance indicators, and analytical reporting to support decision-making.

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Governance & Risk

Programs in risk management and study toward GRCP in governance, risk, and compliance.

Financial & Governance Career

A career combining financial management, planning, quality, governance, strategy, and partnerships.

From Financial Analysis to Leading Governance & Strategic Transformation

Experience at King Abdulaziz University and the Center for University Education Development in financial, strategic, and governance roles.

She progressed from financial analysis, planning, and quality to heading financial management, then to leading corporate governance and strategic partnerships, with responsibilities across strategy, policies, regulatory frameworks, sustainability, and performance.

Corporate Governance

Led governance-framework development, Delegation of Authority, and alignment of policies, procedures, and manuals with university regulations.

Financial Management

Headed financial management and led financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, internal control, and reporting.

Planning & Quality

Worked as Senior Financial Analyst in the Planning and Quality Unit, building financial and operational indicators, performance reports, and process improvements.

Strategic Partnerships

Managed more than 25 partnerships with government, academic, professional, and nonprofit entities and linked them with institutional priorities.

Professional Credentials & Capabilities

Capabilities combining governance, strategy, financial sustainability, quality, performance, partnerships, and data analysis.

Her capabilities include corporate governance, Delegation of Authority, strategic planning, stakeholder management, financial sustainability, revenue diversification, ISO 9001, KPIs, Power BI, educational-product development, project management, risk, and digital transformation.

Governance & Authority

Delegation of Authority

Building authority matrices and aligning policies, procedures, and documents to support clarity of decisions and accountability.

Quality & Excellence

ISO 9001

Leading implementation of ISO 9001 and achieving certification with zero nonconformities.

Performance & Analysis

KPIs + Power BI

Designing and monitoring financial and operational indicators and developing reports and dashboards that help leaders read performance.

Sustainability & Revenue

Financial Sustainability

Developing business models, products, partnerships, and revenue sources that support self-financing and long-term sustainability.

Areas of Expertise

Integrated expertise helping institutions build clearer governance, stronger strategic execution, and more sustainable financial growth.

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Corporate Governance

Developing frameworks, policies, authorities, and manuals and connecting them with systems, decisions, and accountability.

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Strategic Planning

Analyzing stakeholders, defining initiatives, building indicators, and following execution and results.

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Financial Sustainability

Developing self-financing models, diversifying revenues, and connecting strategy with products and partnerships.

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Strategic Partnerships

Building, managing, and evaluating partnerships and linking them with institutional priorities and long-term value.

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Institutional Performance Management

Designing KPIs, forecasts, reports, and dashboards and linking performance with the strategic plan.

Quality & Excellence

Implementing ISO 9001, continuous improvement, and developing excellence and awards initiatives and units.

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Educational Product Development

Transforming professional programs into market-oriented products through value propositions, pricing, and marketing.

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Transformation & Change Management

Leading digital transformation of programs and ensuring service continuity in fast-changing environments.

Applied Experience + Projects

From governance and strategic planning to educational products, revenue diversification, ISO 9001, and partnerships.

Reem Al-Balawi combines financial, governance, and strategy experience and uses this integration to build clearer models for decision-making, performance, and funding, linking partnerships, products, and initiatives with objectives and sustainability.

Governance & Authority

Developed the Delegation of Authority matrix and aligned policies, procedures, operating manuals, and governance documents with university regulations.

Products & Revenue

Converted 5 fellowship programs into market-oriented educational products, supervised the launch of about 10 professional programs, and increased revenue from about SAR 300K to nearly SAR 500K per semester.

Partnerships

Managed more than 25 partnerships, supported a strategic partnership worth about SAR 1M, and built a partnership-evaluation framework.

Quality ISO 9001

Led system implementation, achieved certification with zero nonconformities, and integrated continuous improvement into operations.

Institutional Performance

Designed and monitored financial and operational indicators, short- and long-term forecasts, and executive reports linked with the strategic plan.

Digital Transformation

Led the conversion of educational programs to blended and remote models and supported continuity of the educational process during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governance & Sustainability Methodology

From clarity of authorities and objectives to execution, performance measurement, revenue diversification, and sustainability.

01Defining Direction & Governance

Understanding strategy, stakeholders, authorities, and policies and identifying what requires clarity or alignment.

02Translating Strategy into Initiatives

Turning priorities into initiatives, indicators, partnerships, products, and execution plans linked to objectives.

03Execution & Follow-up

Monitoring initiatives, budgets, partnerships, quality, and performance through reports and dashboards that support decisions.

04Measurement & Sustainability

Analyzing results, revenues, and value and improving the model to sustain performance, funding, and partnerships.

Institutional Impact

Building institutions that are clearer, more disciplined, sustainable, and better able to turn strategy into tangible results.

Reem Mohammed Al-Balawi’s professional vision is based on the idea that effective governance requires integration among clear authority, measurable objectives, valuable partnerships, and a sustainable financial model.

The impact of this approach appears in her ability to connect finance, governance, strategy, quality, partnerships, and products, helping institutions improve decision-making, execute strategy, and strengthen sustainability.