Multicultural organizational transformation leader with over 20 years of experience guiding individuals, teams, and organizations through complex change. Originally from Morocco and now based in Texas, Houria brings a global perspective shaped by navigating diverse cultural and corporate environments. Fluent in Arabic and French, with professional literacy in Spanish, she is known for bridging perspectives to drive clarity, alignment, and results.

Houria specializes in translating complex challenges into practical, people-centered strategies that address both operational realities and human dynamics. Her experience spans leadership development, team effectiveness, organizational alignment, and strategic transitions across sectors, including retail, government, healthcare, energy, technology, and nonprofit. Recognized for combining analytical rigor with emotional intelligence, Houria designs tailored roadmaps that help people and organizations close the gap between where they are and where they aspire to be.

Founder of Shiftingly, Houria has supported organizations through high-stakes transitions and leadership development, including carve-outs ranging from $300M to $2B. She has delivered 1,000+ hours of executive and team coaching, helping leaders redefine narratives, challenge established mindsets, and move from insight to sustained action.

As a strategic partner with MindConnect, Houria brings deep cross-cultural insight and senior-level experience to support the interpretation and integration of human-centered frameworks such as the Birkman assessment into organizational and institutional contexts. Her work facilitates reflective leadership, shared language across teams, and alignment around values and decisions