Lina Lampkin Biography

Lina Lampkin

Chairman
AmCham Abu Dhabi  

Co-Founder, Edvantage Solutions
Managing Director, 3elm Education Consulting
Strategic Advisor & Entrepreneur

Lina Lampkin is a strategic leader, entrepreneur, and seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience shaping and delivering impactful strategies, policies, and programs across government, private, and non-profit sectors. With deep expertise in business development, governance, strategy, and stakeholder engagement, Lina has consistently driven transformation in both public institutions and entrepreneurial ventures in the UAE and the broader MENA region.

Lina has played a pivotal role over the past ten years with AmCham Abu Dhabi – leading the HR, ACE (Arts, Culture, and Education) and Membership Committees, and founding the Women in Business Committee (now Business Leadership Alliance). Her leadership is focused on reorienting AmCham Abu Dhabi toward strategic growth, member engagement, and policy influence, anchoring its role as a key voice for American business in the UAE.

As the Founder and Managing Director of 3elm Education Consulting, a UAE-based firm, and the Co-Founder of Edvantage Solutions, a U.S. based firm, Lina has successfully built platforms that bridge global education innovation with regional development needs. Her entrepreneurial vision has led to deliver impactful advisory, training, and scholarship programs in collaboration with major public and private stakeholders.

Lina’s professional journey includes impactful roles with the U.S. Government, where she managed the Department of State grant for education advising at the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi, and strategic positions in several UAE government entities including the General Secretariat of the Executive Council, the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge, and the Ministry of Education, where she served as an expert in the Minister’s Office until December 2024. She was also a member of the leadership team at the Salama Bint Hamdan Foundation, driving innovation in education.

A recognized global thought leader in education and policy, Lina is an Atlantic Council WIN Fellow, a US Government Franklin Award recipient, and a former NAFSA MENA Regional Representative. She is also an Associate Member of the International Education Consultants Association, reflecting her strong international network and influence.

Lina holds a Bachelor’s degree from the American University of Beirut and has completed executive leadership programs at INSEAD, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, and is currently completing her Executive MBA at Georgetown University.

She is proudly married to Vandy Lampkin, a retired U.S. Air Force officer, and is the mother of three: Christian, a second year PhD student and currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Airforce at Langley Airfoce base Virginia, and Rayyan and Kayden, students at the American Community School of Abu Dhabi.