Dana Awad currently serves as the Executive Director of Customer and Communities at Aldar Properties. During the span of her career, she has worked for prestigious developers and held multiple leading roles across the real estate industry. She has led many verticals including estate management, IFM, community and district management, sustainability and other key touchpoints within the real estate. Dana has managed major stakeholders in both public and private sectors through strategic projects of record scales and played a vital role in supporting successful mergers and acquisitions from medium to large scale entities.

With over 15 years of experience in the real estate, Dana has been an expert speaker in key industry forums and events delivering talks, panel sessions, moderating sessions at Expo2020 and holding interviews on various industry topics. Her continuous passion and effort to raise awareness in the industry established a name for her as a leader among the 50 Influential Females in the Built Environment in the UAE, and 50 Top Influential Real Estate Management Professionals.

Dana is a Certified Manager in Community Associations and holds a bachelor’s and postgraduate degree in International Business from McGill University in Canada.