The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced its 2021 class of Young Global Leaders – a group of “remarkable people under 40” that are committed to making the world a better place.
Each year, WEF goes through a rigorous selection process to select leaders from different communities and industries worldwide. This year, a cohort of 112 leaders welcomed to the network.
Among the group working at professional services firm Ernst and Young KSA is Esraa Al-Buti. According to the WEF, the EY leader “exemplifies what we need most today: hope, empathy, authenticity and the drive to develop solutions that can change the world for the better.”
Having become the first-ever woman partner in EY’s Saudi member firm in 2019 (as well as the youngest ever partner), Esraa Al-Buti has become a role model for female leadership and empowerment in the Kingdom. Today, she leads EY’s Tax Controversy practice in Saudi Arabia.
Her work includes advising multinational groups and local family businesses on tax advisory assignments and tax- and zakat-compliance matters. She also provides international tax structuring advisory services to Saudi Arabian inbound and outbound clients and investors, and has gained experience with tax due diligence assignments for private equity and corporate clients for transactions in Saudi Arabia.