Ursula El Hage is the Director of the Career and Placement Office and the Entrepreneurship Center at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Ursula brings over 15 years of training and consultancy experience to the table.

Ursula is also a member of the board of The Rural Initiative and an EFQM Global Award Assessor. With her extensive knowledge and expertise, she has assessed over 100 organizations in 10 countries, spanning the private, public, and educational sectors, from small businesses to large corporations with up to 40,000 employees.

Prior to her current role, Ursula served as the head of the Innovation Office at the Presidency of the Republic of Ecuador and as director of a quality management agency, for which she was awarded Honorary Citizenship of Ecuador. She holds an Executive Doctorate in Business Administration from Paris Dauphine University-USJ, as well as certifications from Stanford and Harvard.