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A woman who aspires to create change:
An interview with May Yassin from
Vodafone Egypt
Zeina Marei, Reem Omran
May Yassin is yet another successful FEPS she discovered how informative and
graduate that we look up to, passion-driven, fundamental economics is as a major. Her
perseverant, who believes in women university years could be pretty much
empowerment. Taking you through her described as the foundation for her career
journey’s highlights, two of our Elite editors path, as stated by her, where she got the
had the honor of interviewing May and opportunity to be taught and inspired by
getting to know more about her education several leaders in the field, especially Dr.
and inspiring career path, up until her Mahmoud MohiElDin; the current
current position as the Secretary General of Executive Director of the International
Vodafone Egypt Foundation and the leader Monetary Fund.
behind Sustainable Business function at Moving on, we asked May about her
Vodafone Egypt. Only at the age of 36, May career path — the build up towards
has become a recognized figure in the field her current position. May started her
of sustainable and social development in career in marketing and corporate
Egypt with a record in corporate communications, where she enjoyed
communications across different countries working in a creative environment that
and industries, while being a mother of two developed her storytelling and
daughters. stakeholder’s management skills to drive
Starting off, we asked about her education loyalty to the brands she managed.
and studies at FEPS. At a young age, May As further progression to her career
has always been passionate about aspirations and her sense of purpose, she
empowering the communities around her. later pursed a career in sustainability and
Therefore, she joined FEPS hoping to build development.
a career that utilizes her studies for the We were eager, however, to know
betterment of Egypt. During her first year, whether studying in FEPS in particular
she decided to pursue a focus in has contributed in advancing her
Economics, little did she know how life- career. May believes that her educational
changing that decision would be. As later, background has helped her tremendously
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Vol.1, Issue 40, February 2022
Vol.1, Issue 40, February 2022
