Roaa Ahmed

Roaa, a seasoned professional, brings over a decade of diverse expertise in strategic management, BD and growth, spanning local startups to global organizations. Currently, she serves as Regional Head of Strategy & Growth at Chefaa, prominent health-tech pharmacy platform.

Selected as a 2023 Professional Fellow by the US Department of State, Roaa worked on growth value creation at the global impact investing firm SEAF in Washington, DC. During her time at Meta (formerly Facebook), she excelled as FCC Regional Manager for the Middle East and North Africa, leading global initiatives and establishing Meta’s inaugural health community vertical. Facebook featured her among top 24 impact-driven Facebook Community Leaders worldwide in 2020 and is amongst the first arab Meta Certified CMs.

An advocate for youth and socioeconomic development, Roaa served as Egypt’s Country Advisor and Business Coach for CFYE, the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Employment Fund. She has also designed/managed programs funded by USAID, GIZ, EBRD and UN Women.. Prior to her current roles, she led strategic programs at WUZZUF & Forasna and served as Chief Growth and Operations Officer at Entreprenelle, fostering community building and women’s entrepreneurship education and economic empowerment.

Roaa’s committed to giving back by actively supporting startups through mentorship and training as an Expert in Residence (EIR) at DMZ, VC4Africa, Women Entrepreneurs Network, Edventures in Egypt, CODE in KSA and Playbook in Bahrain & UAE.

Mentoring other entrepreneurs or startups helps me give back to the community and leave positive impact in the entrepreneurship ecosystem in our country, Egypt, which reflects positively on our economy on the long term.
It also strengthens my experience because knowledge transfer, sharing experiences, exposure to discussions full of challenges, problem solving and opportunities helps me understand things in a different way and adds to growth mindset which impacts my career progression as well.