Seema has led at the forefront of global change across industry and government, consistently breaking new ground as the “first” woman in high-stakes roles while defining her legacy as enabling success for others. She leads The Seed Advisory Group, a private office, and is the Vice-Chair of Johara Global, a social enterprise that redefines women’s leadership development from a multicultural perspective. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation-Committee for Science and Technology has appointed her as its Honorary Senior Advisor, to spearhead its strategy coordination across its 57 member states. Her career began at Tradescape.com as its general counsel and a co-founder. ETrade acquired it for +$250MM in 2002. The only woman of color on Wall Street’s C-Suite at the time, her advocacy helped regulators recognize day-trading technology as a tool that created greater market transparency and accessibility for all investors. Tradescape democratized trading to open wealth creation opportunities once reserved for the few. Adept at guiding large scale portfolios under close international scrutiny, Seema served as the Chief Strategy Officer of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) from 2002-2012. SAGIA’s policy impact earned its elevation to ministry status as the Ministry of Investment. After a brief tenure in private family office service, Seema returned to public service. She served as the Senior Advisor to the Saudi General Sports Authority (GSA) from 2016-2020, guiding the sport’s economy’s development. The GSA’s impact on the Saudi economy has resulted in its elevation to ministry status as the Ministry of Sport. A NY Bar admitted lawyer who studied at the School of International Service, the American University WDC, the IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law, and Columbia Law School, Seema is deeply committed to education and environmental philanthropy. She is a board member of the Out of Eden Walk, a National Geographic-supported journalism NFP, and the Proteus Ocean Group, the International Space Station of the Seas. In Saudi, she served on the Alfaisal University College of Business Advisory Board and as the Vice-Chair of the ILMI Science Discovery and Innovation Center. The Salzburg Global Seminar recognized Seema for opening the doors of leadership to others, while the US Congress has awarded her its Bronze Congressional Medal for Service.