CEO, Ad Astra
Renad Aljefri is the CEO of Ad Astra, a platform aimed at creating jobs in the special needs therapeutic industry. Ad Astra is also improving the quality of life for people with special needs and their families. Renad believes that every child deserves to have a good start in life as well as a chance to succeed and that every parent should have access to the support they need to raise their child with confidence. In Ad Astra’s first year, Renad along with her team have created sixty work opportunities (thus enabling more than forty women to work), developed the skills of over thirty new graduates, served clients with over ten different kinds of disabilities, facilitated thousands of sessions, and enabled over eighty families to support their children in the absence of a specialist. Renad holds a BS in electrical and computer engineering and a Google Project Management Professional Certificate. She is currently enrolled in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program for Scaling Up Enterprises at Stanford University. She is passionate about contributing to making Saudi Arabia one of the largest economies in the world.