Zeina Saab is a Lebanese-American, born in Beirut and raised in the US. After completing her Masters degree in Urban Planning/International Development, she moved to Lebanon in 2008. In 2012, she established The Nawaya Network, an NGO which empowers financially-vulnerable individuals by providing access to income-generating opportunities through entrepreneurship, employment, and economic development programs. She is also the co-founder of SE Factory, a social enterprise dedicated to turning unemployed youth in Lebanon into talented coders.