Dr. Jeehan Abdul Ghaffar is a Yemeni-American strategic leader with over 20 years of experience in international development. Currently Senior Advisor to the World Bank Group Board of Directors providing strategic guidance on corporate, policy, and operational priorities. Previously, she worked with UK DFID and the UN leading initiatives on governance, institutional resilience, and development. A Fulbright Scholar with a Master’s in International Development and a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, with a dissertation on institutional resilience during war. Renowned for her strategic vision and consensus-building, she is a trusted voice on fragile and conflict-affected settings and sustainable development.