Anna Samih is an Executive Search and Assessment Professional at Russell Reynolds Associates, based in Dubai. She has over 13 years of experience advising clients across the Middle East and Africa, with a specialized track record in placing Financial Officers and senior leaders within the financial services and industrial sectors. Before joining Russell Reynolds, Anna served as a Manager of Talent Acquisition at du, where she supported a multi-billion dollar digital transformation program. She also spent over six years at InterSearch Middle East, rising to Regional Head of Research where she led teams across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, and Riyadh. Her early career includes strategic HR and IT consulting in the United States for the public and private sectors, as well as compliance internships at Goldman Sachs in New York. Anna is a graduate of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, where she earned a BS in Commerce with concentrations in Finance and Management, alongside a minor in Philosophy.