Raja Al Mazrouei is a visionary and influential executive within the finance and technology sectors. As Executive Vice President of FinTech Hive at DIFC, Raja oversees the region’s first FinTech accelerator, which brings together Financial Institutions, Government entities, technology partners and entrepreneurs to develop technologies that benefit the financial industry. Raja plays an integral role in building awareness, increasing outreach and facilitating partnerships in emerging FinTech markets, such as the UK, the US, Europe, India, Asia and Africa, with the aim of positioning DIFC as the region’s leading innovation destination for FinTech. Raja is an executive graduate of the Harvard Business School (HBS), serves as a member of the Harvard Business School MENA Advisory Board, and Vice President of the HBS Club for the GCC. In addition, she holds positions on the boards of Dubai FinTech Ventures and Al Masraf Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade, Zand digital bank and Etihad Credit Insurance. Raja is a Member Board of Trustees of Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government.