STUDENT STORY

Financial Insight in Large-Scale Development

A finance professional's path from operations toward strategic thinking

Meshari Q. Real estate · Saudi Arabia

Meshari is a finance professional in Saudi Arabia with more than 10 years of experience, including 5 in finance and operational roles. He works in finance operations at a Saudi giga-project in real estate development, supporting budgeting, financial operations and performance monitoring. This gave him first-hand exposure to capital planning and governance.

Why an MBA in Global Strategy

Meshari is studying the MBA in Global Strategy at Dominican University of California, with learning support from AreteUp. He is using it to:

  • Connect financial operations with corporate and project strategy
  • See real estate development in a global investment context
  • Build leadership skills for large, multi-stakeholder projects

A strategic view of familiar work

Coursework in strategy, leadership and financial decision-making is helping him judge financial performance within the wider business strategy and explain financial insight more clearly to non-finance colleagues. On AreteUp's platform he also learns alongside professionals from other industries and regions.

In their own words

“Working on large development projects showed me how critical financial discipline is. The MBA helped me understand how finance supports long-term strategy and sustainable growth.”

Meshari Q.

Names and some details have been changed to protect our students' privacy.

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