Dr. Lama Al-Kayed is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Prince Sultan University in Riyadh, specializing in Islamic banking, financial markets, and investor behavior. With over five years of academic experience, she combines rigorous research with hands-on financial education, focusing on how financial institutions perform during market stress and economic shocks.

She is the author of the Arabic personal-finance book “أين أستثمر في السعودية؟” and leads initiatives that connect theory with practice, including supervising students in the Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge and delivering workshops on financial planning and mutual fund selection.

Her research bridges Islamic finance, risk management, and market volatility, contributing to both academic journals and policy-relevant discussions in the Saudi financial sector.​