Leila Serhan currently serves as Senior Vice President and Group Country Manager for the North Africa, Levant and Pakistan (NALP) region. Leila has more than two decades of leadership experience, including 20 years gained at Microsoft prior to joining Visa.
She has held roles spanning country management, finance and marketing and has driven public and private sector digital transformation initiatives in finance, government and education. Leila is the co-chair of the Visa Women Network in the CEMEA region and a strong advocate for women’s empowerment, and currently serving as President for the Women in IT Association in Lebanon.
She is also an active Business Angel supporting startups in the region to realize their potential and has been featured in several luminary business accolades including Forbes Middle East’s Global Meets Local (2022 and 2023) and 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen (2024). Leila holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the American University of Beirut.