Mireille Abujawdeh is Managing Director at BlackRock where she co-heads BlackRock Alternatives Specialists in EMEA. She previously worked at KKR and Goldman Sachs. Mireille holds a BA in Law and Social Sciences from Sussex University and an MBA from London Business School.

Mireille is of Lebanese origin and grew up in the Lebanon during the civil war. She has witnessed first-hand the challenges many children face and is passionate about empowering them with opportunities to transform their lives for the better.