Seema Nambiar is a strategic programme leader with over 15 years of experience in inclusive education, social impact, and systems change across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and internationally. She specialises in translating policy into practice through evidence-based programme design, capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and cross-sector collaboration.
Formerly Head of the Ta'alouf Programme at Al Jalila Foundation, she led one of the UAE’s flagship inclusion initiatives, strengthening outcomes for educators, families, and People of Determination.
She has also contributed to public health communication with the World Health Organization and began her career in journalism, shaping her systems-thinking and advocacy approach. She serves as an Inclusion Governor and is committed to advancing equitable and sustainable education systems.