Laila MaroufPROF. LAILA MAROUF is the founder and Chief Knowledge Officer of the Knowledge Mindfulness Group, a global knowledge advisory group dedicated to elevating leaders' knowledge maturity. She holds a PhD in Information Science from the University f Pittsburgh, where her research focused on knowledge management. As a tenured professor at Kuwait University, she served as Assistant Vice President of Research for External Collaboration and Consultation, and headed the Patents Office from 2015-2019. Prof. Marouf has published scores of research articles and received many awards, including the University of Pittsburgh's 2005 Harold Lancour Award for Excellence and Kuwait University's Best Young Researcher Award for 2010/2011. She is the proud mother of two children, and lives in Kuwait with her family. Read More Read Less