Zeina Tawakol is the Executive Director of the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation, one of Egypt's largest charitable organizations dedicated to improving healthcare accessibility and services. With extensive experience in sustainable development and healthcare policy, she leads the foundation in its mission to provide free treatment, training, apprenticeships, and research and development. Her responsibilities include overseeing operations, human resource planning, financial strategy, and the development of the new 300-bed Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Foundation Centre in Cairo.

In her role, Mrs. Tawakol represents the foundation as a Board of Trustees member in the National Alliance for Civil Development Work. She also serves on the Management Committee of the Aswan Heart Centre and is an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation.

Mrs. Tawakol holds a master’s degree in health policy from Imperial College London and a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from the American University in Cairo. She is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative’s ‘Commit to Action’ team and serves as an advisor to various boards in Egypt and the UK on healthcare accessibility and sustainable development.