Isabel Weiner

Isabel Weiner works in the field of sustainability, ESG, and social impact, focusing on strategy, advisory, and investment.

Most recently, Isabel has been based in Saudi Arabia, working with McKinsey’s sustainability practice to support clients across the region and globally, in developing their ESG strategies and investment prospects.

Before McKinsey, Isabel oversaw special projects at Open Society Foundations, supporting the discretionary portfolios of President Chris Stone, President Patrick Gaspard, President Emeritus Aryeh Neier, and Chairman George Soros. First based in the Arab Regional Office in Jordan, Isabel’s work initially focused on migration and women’s rights in MENA, and later expanded to cover a range of topics globally, including human rights, criminal justice, climate, education, and economic development.

Isabel began her career working in non-profits advocating for refugee rights and survivors of torture, in Egypt, Jordan, and Israel / Palestine. She later returned to Egypt through EPIIC to conduct research on the ousting of then President Mohamed Morsi, and the influence of the Egyptian military on social movements.

Born and raised in New York City, Isabel received degrees in Arabic and International Relations from Tufts, and an MBA from INSEAD.