Author Archives: Kunal Kumar

Kunal is a Senior Manager at OCO Global with over 10 years' experience across multiple sectors in the Middle East, India, and the United Kingdom. Before joining OCO, Kunal worked at EY-Parthenon and KPMG's Global Strategy Group in Riyadh, showcasing his expertise in strategy and business consulting. Kunal’s functional expertise includes strategy building and implementation, economic development, investment attraction, national development initiatives, social transformation and privatization.

Kunal holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from India and Master’s in Business Administration from University of Leeds, UK. He is a certified management consultant from the Chartered Management Institute, UK.

Kunal has made substantial contributions to a wide range of strategic initiatives, working closely with government entities in KSA like Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority, Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Fashion Commission, and more. He, also, worked with sovereign wealth funds like Saudi PIF and government assets in GCC region such as Dubai Aluminum Company, Manateq and Abu Dhabi ZonesCorp to support their market entry, expansion strategies.

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Advancing Saudi women in the workforce: The path to gender diversity and inclusion

by Kunal Kumar Mon 23 Sep 2024Mon 23 Sep 2024

Women remain underrepresented in sectors that significantly contribute to national GDP, such as mining, construction, and manufacturing, where female representation is less than 10 percent

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