Ghadeer Attallah has been cultural development manager at the Diriyah Gate Development Authority since November 2020. 

Her responsibilities include supporting the development of the master asset management plan, providing strategic advice on asset portfolios, managing and enhancing intangible assets, analyzing and evaluating portfolio progress, monitoring the operational performance of the section, comparing these to established objectives and goals, and reporting results. 

Before joining DGDA, she was managing director of Massimiliano Camoletto Architects in Milan from October 2014 to October 2020.

Attallah obtained a bachelor’s degree in interior design from the School of Design at Dar Al-Hekma University in 2007.

She also completed a short course in furniture design and manufacturing from the Florence Design Academy in 2011, and a diploma in Italian language and culture from Universita per Stranieri di Perugia in 2012.

Attallah completed her first master’s degree in architecture and engineering architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 2014 and a second master’s degree in town and urban planning from the same university in 2015. She also studied the fundamentals of parametric design and form-finding to digital fabrication at the university in 2013.

Attallah worked for the Saudi pavilion at Expo 2015 in Milan from May 2013 to September 2014, coordinating with general commissioners, ministers and expo management on design and feasibility. 

Between August 2008 and 2011, Attallah worked as an architect and interior designer at Zuhair Fayez Partnership, handling design development phases, material, fabric and furniture selection, and was also a project coordinator for private residences, SABIC Learning Center in Riyadh, Dubai Investment Center and Prince Sultan University in Riyadh.