A Lebanese national, Dr. Ursula El Hage is also an honorary citizen of Ecuador. She holds an EDBA from Paris Dauphine USJ and certifications from Stanford, Harvard, and EFQM. She has wide experience in organizational development and entrepreneurship. She co-founded and headed a management consultancy company Roadmak and two NGOs CODEFE in Ecuador and CODEP in Peru, both European Foundation for Quality Management national partners.

She also managed the innovation office at the Presidency of the Republic of Ecuador. She headed and co-founded three entrepreneurship programs at the Catholic University of Santiago of Guayaquil, IDE Business School, and the Saint Joseph University of Beirut. Her publications have been presented in various national and international forums, such as, the American Academy of Management, G3, and ADERSE.