Princess Haya Bint Khaled Al Saud

Senior Vice President of Research at Hevolution Foundation, Saudi Arabia.

Princess Al Saud’s distinguished career includes roles at the King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology "KACST", both as Director of the Saudi National Center for Genomics Technology, and as Director of the Saudi National Pre-Marital Screening Program. She also served as a scientist at the "King Faisal Specialized Hospital and Research Center", where she carried out a range of research projects focusing on population genetics.

Princess Al Saud has served as a member of the National Biotech Strategy Advisory Committee at the Strategic Management Office, and as a member of the National Nutrition Committee at the "Saudi Food & Drug Authority", as well as being a past and present member of a number of other notable national and international committees. These include serving as a member of the Project Oversight Executive team for the Saudi Genome Project 2.0 at "KACST"; the "S20" Future of Health Taskforce at the "G20" Summit; and a committee member for the Princess Noura Award for Women’s Excellence.

Princess Al Saud holds a PhD in Genomics of Common Diseases from "Imperial College London" and a Master’s degree in Genetics and Toxicology from "McGill University", as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Nutrition from "King Saud University", Riyadh.