Aseel Al-Mansour has been the general manager of the innovation and development department at the General Authority for Statistics (GaStat) since October 2016.

She has also been an associate professor of statistics at King Abdul Aziz University (KAU), Jeddah since July 2015.

Al-Mansour received her bachelor’s degree in statistics and computer science from KAU in 2003. 

From 2003 to 2005, she worked for Siemens, the electrical and electronic manufacturing company, helping them to develop, promote and enhance conventional organization and methods within Siemens. She also provided analysis for the business process, created, modified and implemented methods and procedures within the company.

In 2009, she received a master’s degree in statistical science from George Mason University, Virginia. Four years later, she obtained her Ph.D. in the same major from Florida State University.

During the period from 2013 to 2015, Al-Mansour worked as a senior research officer at the research department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, DC. 

From 2010 to 2011, as a research assistant at Old Dominion University, Al-Mansour provided research support to project investigators by ensuring data quality, preparing analytic plans, conducting analyses for various studies, disseminating results and coordinating other research tasks.

In 2008 and 2009 respectively, she gained work experience during her summer internship programs at George Washington University and the National Commercial Bank (NCB). Al-Mansour’s Twitter handle is @aseel_almansour.