Serra Kirdar
Serra Kirdar is the Co-Founder and Chairman of COPIA Luxury Lifestyle and Communications, a consultancy and communications company focused on brand strategy for the Middle East with offices in Dubai and London.[1] Kirdar is a patron of the British Film Institute and the University of Arts London.[2]. In January 2019 she was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.[3].
Education
- St Paul’s Girls School, London.
- BA in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford, where she also completed an MSc. in Comparative and International Education.
- DPhil at St Antony’s College, Oxford University in 2004 entitled: ‘Gender and Cross – Cultural Experience with Reference to Elite Arab Women’.[4]
Affiliations
- St Antony’s College, Oxford University - Foundation Fellow.[4]
- New Leaders Group at the Institute of International Education - Board Member.[4]
- International Advisory Council of the Asian University for Women - Board Member.[4]
- Steering Committee of the Emerging Market Symposium, Green Templeton College, Oxford University.[4]
- Iraqi Women's Fellowship Foundation - Board Member.[4]
- Institute for Strategic Dialogue - Board Member.[5]
- Caspian Arts Foundation - Board Member.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Gemma Champ, 'Copia: communication and luxury lifestyle management', The National (UAE), 3 October 2020. Last accessed 5 March 2020.
- ↑ 'Dr. Serra Kirdar', Harper's Bizaar. Last accessed 5 March 2020.
- ↑ 'Institute for Strategic Dialogue', Comapnies house website. Last accessed 5 March 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 'Dr Serra Kirdar Profile', St Antony’s College, Oxford University website. Last accessed 5 March 2020.
- ↑ 'ISD Board', Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Last accessed 5 March 2020. Last accessed 5 March 2020.
