
Maya Beano
Co-founder and Mentor, Equilateral Foundation
Jordanian living in Jordan
Maya grew up in Jordan and obtained her bachelor’s and master’s in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. After specialising in Medicinal Chemistry and graduating in 2013, she worked as a research scientist on the safety of novel medicines before going into R&D Business Planning and Operations at AstraZeneca in Cambridge, UK. She currently lives in Amman, Jordan where she works in the pharmaceutical industry to bring affordable medicines to patients in the MENA region. In her free time, she enjoys photography – her photography has been featured in international press and exhibited worldwide.