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Gina Nelson

Program & Partnerships Lead | Education & AI

$750/day
Abu Dhabi, AE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Gina

I design and deliver programs and partnerships that help organizations in education and AI move from strategy to execution.

I work with institutions, founders, and ecosystem partners to build and scale high-impact initiatives—from learning programs and AI adoption pathways to cross-sector partnerships and market entry strategies. My focus is on turning complex ideas into structured, deliverable programs that drive measurable outcomes.

What sets me apart is my ability to operate across strategy, partnerships, and delivery. I bring experience working within large-scale education systems, consulting environments, and founder-led ventures—managing multi-stakeholder initiatives, aligning diverse teams, and ensuring execution across regions and contexts.

I typically support projects such as:

Program design and end-to-end delivery (education, AI, workforce development)
Partnership strategy and activation (academic, corporate, ecosystem)
AI and EdTech initiative rollout and coordination
Market entry and expansion strategy
Stakeholder alignment across government, institutions, and private sector
Learning pathway design and content structuring

Recent work includes supporting AI- and technology-driven initiatives through program design and partnership activation, as well as leading cross-sector projects across education, sustainability, and hospitality—delivering programs, enabling expansion, and building long-term value.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Abu Dhabi (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Bella & Bella Productions,
    Founder & CEO
    February 2023 - Today (3 years and 4 months)
    United Arab Emirates
    • ➢ Structure market entry strategies for international institutions targeting UAE & GCC expansion
    • ➢ Build multi-level relationships across academic leadership, government-aligned entities, and private-sector partners
    • ➢ Design and execute high-level conferences convening executive leadership and policy stakeholders
    • ➢ Negotiate commercial agreements aligned with institutional KPIs and strategic growth objectives
    • ➢ Develop visibility and positioning frameworks for education and leadership initiatives
    Leadership Development Market-Entry Strategy Growth Strategy KPIs and Metric Definition and Monitoring
  • Ejabat Management Consultants,
    Senior Consultant
    October 2022 - December 2023 (1 year and 2 months)
    Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
    Advised public and private sector clients on strategic feasibility, education market analysis, and competitive positioning.
    • ➢ Advised public and private sector clients on feasibility studies, market entry, and competitive benchmarking within education and related sectors
    • ➢ Conducted higher education market analysis aligned with UAE government strategy and economic diversification goals
    • ➢ Facilitated executive-level stakeholder engagement across cross-border initiatives
    • ➢ Supported clients through structured project delivery and advisory implementation
    Stakeholder Management Business analysis Project Management Business model Market-Entry Strategy
  • Emirates School Establishment,
    Deputy Cluster Manager
    January 2014 - April 2022 (8 years and 3 months)
    Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
    Directed strategic alignment and leadership communication across 103 schools serving 135,000+ students.
    • ➢ Implemented UAE federal education reform initiatives across multi-school networks
    • ➢ Engaged regulators, school leadership, and ministry stakeholders to align policy execution
    • ➢ Managed transformation initiatives requiring scale, governance oversight, and performance accountability
    • ➢ Supported compliance frameworks and institutional performance monitoring
    Stakeholder Management Talent Management and Employee Development Leadership Development KPIs and Metric Definition and Monitoring Data analysis

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Education

  • M.A EDUCATION
    NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    M.A EDUCATION
  • B.A ENGLISH
    WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
    B.A ENGLISH

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