Sali Osman is an award-winning technology, cyber risk, audit, and privacy executive with more than 25 years of experience leading high-stakes security, AI governance, and ESG solutions globally. Renowned for her ability to navigate digital disruption, Sali has guided Fortune 60 companies and prominent international institutions—including the IMF, Saudi Aramco, Amazon, and GE—through volatile regulatory, macroeconomic, and technological landscapes.

Her board experience includes serving on the board of directors for East Africa’s fastest-growing Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company. Additionally, she has advised Amazon Alexa’s global language teams, guided enterprise boards on governing IoT disruption, and assisted C-suites on strategic planning. Her leadership has influenced $2 billion in revenue across the automotive, media, financial, and healthcare industries.

As an NACD Governance Board Fellow and public company advisor, Sali brings specialized governance expertise to the boardroom. She is a leading expert on how macroeconomic trends and global geopolitical instability impact the U.S. economy. Specifically, she advises corporate directors on how regional conflicts and critical maritime shipping disruptions can freeze U.S. enterprise technology stacks—threatening the rare earth supply chains, computing hardware, and sovereign wealth capital pipelines required for advanced AI and quantum computing roadmaps.

A recognized Board of Directors trainer and speaker for prestigious global entities—including the World Bank-IFC, the PIF Center for Governance, and the GCC Board of Directors Institute—Sali uses advanced simulations to prepare leadership teams for these convergence risks. She authored AWS’s guidance on M&A risks and EU-GDPR, and has contributed to NIST, international standards, and the NACD’s inaugural cyber-risk oversight publication. Sali is a frequent speaker at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and is regularly featured in law journals and global media outlets, including Bloomberg and Al-Hurra.