Leila Hawa is a Geneva-based lawyer specializing in M&A transactions as well as corporate and commercial law, and serves as Chair of B8 of Hope’s Executive Board. Born in Switzerland to a Palestinian-Lebanese father and an Italian-Swiss mother, she studied law at the Universities of Geneva and Basel before completing a master’s degree in law at Columbia University in New York. Alongside her governance role, Leila is actively involved in organizing B8 of Hope galas and other events.