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title: "Karima Mariama-Arthur, Esq."
date: 2025-07-03T18:19:00+01:00
author: Annette B
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## Karima Mariama-Arthur, Esq.

Mentor

Sector: Business Development & Leadership

Location: US

 

    ![](/uploads/Images/_800x800_crop_center-center_90_none/Karima.jpg)  **A corporate attorney and leading authority on leadership development and organizational performance management, Karima Mariama-Arthur brings more 25 years of comprehensive, blue chip experience in law, business and academia to every client engagement.**

A shrewd advisor to distinguished organisations from DC to Dubai, her expert insights help clients to successfully navigate today's ever-changing and competitive global business environment.

Karima is the author of the internationally acclaimed and 2019 NAACP Image Award nominated leadership guidebook, *Poised For Excellence: Fundamental Principles of Effective Leadership in the Boardroom and Beyond* (Palgrave Macmillan), which launched at the United States Military Academy at West Point. As an extension of her work, she speaks regularly both nationally and internationally in her areas of expertise and serves in an advisory capacity on select corporate boards.

Committed to excellence and lifelong learning at the highest levels, her work is showcased through scholarship in partnership with Cornell University, Wharton School of Business, Columbia Business School and the Corporate Governance Institute.

### Independent Director & Board Advisory Experience

- ESG Faculty, The Corporate Governance Institute
- EYE Faculty, NMSDC
- Founder and CEO, WordSmithRapport
- Co-Founder, BoardAspect
- Board of Directors, ADAPFIN Technologies
- Board of Directors, Logtah
- Board of Directors, Annovex Pharma
- Board of Directors, The Franklin Foundation
- Board Advisor, Council of Advocates
- Advisory Board President, Women’s Global Leadership Initiative
- Chief Executive Advisor Emeritus, National Amateur Fall Baseball Federation

### Skills

**Industries**

- Legal
- Business
- Education
- Healthcare and Pharma
- Fintech
- Sports
- Entrepreneurship

**Skills**

- Executive Leadership Development
- Corporate Governance
- Regulatory Compliance
- Compensation, Risk, and Governance Committees
- Strategic Leadership
- Organizational Management
- Complex Communication
- Facilitation

### Credentials

- University of California at Davis – BA, Political Science
- Cornell University – Fellow, Education
- Roger Williams University – Juris Doctor

 

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