Kelly Bokhari

Kelly Bokhari is a seasoned higher education leader with more than 20 years of international experience across the United States and the Middle East. She is recognized for translating the UAE’s Outcome Based Framework into measurable institutional strategy and performance improvement. Her professional foundation includes experience at Ernst and Young, where she developed strong capabilities in governance, compliance, and process optimization, alongside senior academic leadership roles in the United States.

Kelly brings a distinctive global to local perspective, aligning US best practices in strategic planning, accreditation, and digital transformation with the regulatory and cultural realities of the GCC. She is particularly known for strengthening institutional competitiveness through evidence-based decision making, curriculum digitization, stakeholder alignment, and integrated performance management systems.