Ms. Al-Shamma has significant experience covering political, economic and petroleum sector developments in the Middle East and North Africa, and she has lived and worked in the region. Prior to joining IHS Markit in January 2012, she was a strategy consultant with Monitor Group in its Dubai office, where she worked for government, private sector, and nonprofit clients on a range of projects across the Middle East. Ms. Al-Shamma holds a bachelor's degree in international relations and French studies from the University of Pennsylvania, United States, and a master's degree in international affairs from Georgetown University, United States.