Change Management & Transformation Leader

Driving large-scale organizational change projects across the region. Dr. Walid Yazigi leads major transformation initiatives in the MENA region and the Gulf, focusing on organizational change management and cultural transformation.

Industry Experience

Extensive consulting across diverse industries. His work spans sectors including Corporate Banking, Finance, Government, Pharmaceuticals, Distribution, Food & Beverage, Oil, Engineering, Insurance, Airlines, and Telecommunications.

Leadership & Executive Roles

Blending business, consulting, and academic leadership. Dr. Yazigi is the Director of the Higher Institute of Banking Studies in Beirut and a Senior Partner at Grid International, a global change management consulting firm.

Dr. Walid Yazigi is the Director of the Higher Institute of Banking Studies in Beirut, Lebanon.  He is a Senior Partner at Grid Int’l an Organizations’ Change Management and Culture Transformation consulting firm. Also Dr. Yazigi is an HR expert, a professional negotiator and an academic professor with over 25 years of experience in academic and continuous education and organization development. Dr. Yazigi is an expert in Business, HR, Organization Transformation and Leadership.

Dr. Yazigi earned a Master’s degree from the University of Nancy I (France), an MBA from the University of Paris VII and a PhD in Human Resource Management from the University of California Los Angeles. 

As part of his long-standing experience in business consulting, Dr. Yazigi leads major projects in organizations’ change management and transformation in the MENA region and the Gulf. 

Dr. Yazigi has worked extensively on change management in the following sectors and industries: Corporate Banking, Finance, Government departments, pharmaceuticals, Distribution, Food & Beverage, Oil Industry, Engineering, Insurance, Airlines and the Telecommunications Industry.