Grace Basmajian
Manager – Risk
Grace Basmajian holds the position of Manager – Risk and is based in Dubai (UAE) office of j. awan & partners.
Grace has overall 10 years’ of experience in Risk Management. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as an Assistant Manager at the PwC Dubai Office in the Risk Assurance practice, where she handled multiple Financial Services engagements involving risk assessments, gap assessments and internal audit reviews across areas, including Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Compliance within the CBUAE and DFSA jurisdictions. She began her career in 2013 with Byblos Bank – Lebanon in retail banking as a Customer Relationship Officer and later moved to the Risk Management function, where she focused on the assessment of the creditworthiness of international and local financial institutions operating in OCED, MENA and GCC countries in addition to SMEs and Corporate clients.
Grace holds an MBA degree from ESA Business School and Master’s degree in Management from ESCP Business School, Europe, in addition to a Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance from the Notre Dame University – Lebanon. She also possesses a Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Professional (GRCP) Certificate from OCEG.