Fatimah Baeshen

Fatimah is of Saudi heritage and was born, as well as, predominately raised in the United States. She grew up primarily in Oxford, Mississippi, then moved to New England and the Midwest.[8] She received a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Master of Arts at the Center for Middle Eastern studies (focusing on Islamic finance) from the University of Chicago.[9]

She has lived and worked in New York, Abu Dhabi, Chicago, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Riyadh, and Washington, D.C. She worked extensively as a consultant and civil servant. Eventually, her career in development and international affairs intersected with her background in consulting and communications. In September 2017, Baeshen was appointed Spokesperson for the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in Washington, D.C. She was the first woman to hold a spokesperson post for the Saudi government.

Previously, she also held positions with and/or advised AON, the Islamic Development Bank,[10] the World Bank,[11] Emirates Foundation for Youth Development, the Chalhoub Group,[12] the Olayan Group,[13] the Saudi Ministry of Labor, the Saudi Ministry of Economy and Planning, as well as, the G20 Saudi Secretariat.[14]

She has also been published in Arab News, Time, Al Arabiya and Islamic Finance News. She has appeared on outlets such as Fox Morning's with Maria, CBS, CNN, CGTN, BBC, ABC, PBS Newshour and MSNBC's The Point.[15]