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{{Short description|British-German entrepreneur and organisational psychologist}}

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| name = Christine Dawood

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| birth_date = {{bya|1975|6}}

| birth_place = [[Rosenheim]], [[West Germany]]

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| citizenship = {{ubl|Germany|United Kingdom}}

| education = {{ubl|[[Reutlingen University]]|[[Saïd Business School]]|[[HEC Paris]]|[[Kingston University]]}}

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| occupation = Entrepreneur and organisational psychologist

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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Shahzada Dawood]]|2002|2023|end=died}}

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'''Christine Dawood''' (born June 1975) is a British-German entrepreneur and organisational psychologist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Christine Dawood |url=https://lifecoachnearme.co.uk/coach/dawood-christine628336/ |website=Life Coach Near Me |access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref> She is the widow of philanthropist [[Shahzada Dawood]],<ref name="NYT">{{Cite web |last=Bubola |first=Emma |date=2023-06-20 |title=Two of the Passengers Are a Prominent Businessman and His 19-Year-Old Son |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/shahzada-dawood-titanic-submarine.html |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=[[New York Times]] |archive-date=20 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620210239/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/shahzada-dawood-titanic-submarine.html |url-status=live }}</ref> who died alongside with four others, including the couple's son, inside the submersible ''[[Titan (submersible)|Titan]]'' when it [[Titan submersible implosion|imploded]] on an expedition to view the [[Wreck of the Titanic|wreck of the ''Titanic'']].

She is a trustee at [[The Dawood Foundation]],<ref name="TDF">{{cite web |title=Christine Dawood |url=https://www.dawoodfoundation.org/dt_team/christine-dawood/ |website=The Dawood Foundation |access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref> a [[nonprofit organisation]] for promoting social development, and the founder of Next Step Now, a UK based consultancy, specialising in wellbeing at the workplace.<ref name="Next">{{cite web |title=Next Step Now - Meet Christine |url=http://nextstepnow.com/about-en/meet-christine-en |website=nextstepnow.com |access-date=11 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="UKGOV">{{cite web |title=Next Step Now Ltd overview |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11613436 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |access-date=11 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

Dawood was born and raised in [[Rosenheim]], [[West Germany]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weiser |first1=Michael |title=Der Albtraum eines Traumpaares |url=https://www.ovb-heimatzeitungen.de/rosenheim-region/2023/06/22/der-albtraum-eines-traumpaares.ovb |access-date=11 August 2023 |work=[[Oberbayerisches Volksblatt|OVB Heimatzeitungen]] |date=22 June 2023 |language=de}}</ref>

She studied Textile Technology and Management from [[Reutlingen University]] and earned a bachelor's degree.<ref name="TDF"/> Furthermore, she holds an executive master's degree in Change Leadership from the University of Oxford's [[Saïd Business School]] and [[HEC Paris]], and a MSc. in Occupational & Business Psychology, from [[Kingston University]], London.<ref name="TDF"/>

==Career==

After her initial work experiences in Germany, she ventured into entrepreneurship and founded Imhotep Organics Pvt Ltd., an organic farming company based in [[Lahore]], Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Earthly Matters Back to nature |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/860305/earthly-matters-back-to-nature |access-date=11 August 2023 |work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |date=8 March 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ushapriyanga |first1=Sureshkumar |title=Who is Christine Dawood? |url=https://www.fresherslive.com/latest/articles/who-is-christine-dawood-check-her-age-daughter-husband-and-more-1555139311 |access-date=11 August 2023 |work=Fresherslive |date=3 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Earthly Matters: We are what we eat |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/882787/earthly-matters-we-are-what-we-eat |access-date=11 August 2023 |work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |date=14 January 2009 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2018, Dawood founded Next Step Now, a UK based consultancy that focuses on wellbeing at the workplace, culture and change leadership.<ref name="UKGOV"/>

She is a trustee of The Dawood Foundation, a [[nonprofit]] family organisation based in Karachi that focuses on informal education as well as various other environmental projects in Pakistan.<ref name="TDF"/> She is also a member of the board of directors and board of Governors of the [[Beaconhouse National University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BNU's Leadership |url=https://www.bnu.edu.pk/bnu/About/BNUs-Leadership |website=bnu.edu.pk |publisher=Beaconhouse National University |access-date=11 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Dawood was married to Shahzada since 2002. After having lived in Pakistan and [[Singapore]], they settled in the United Kingdom since 2010.<ref name="Next"/> They had two children, a daughter<ref>{{cite news |last1=Skoulding |first1=Lucy |title=Who are Shahzada Dawood's wife Christine and daughter Alina? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/christine-shahzada-alina-dawood-who-b2368397.html |access-date=11 August 2023 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=3 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref> and a son, Suleman. Shahzada and Suleman died in June 2023 alongside three others inside the submersible ''[[Titan (submersible)|Titan]]'' when it [[Titan submersible implosion|imploded]] on an expedition to view the [[Wreck of the Titanic|wreck of the ''Titanic'']].<ref name="NYT"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Rachel |title=Mother of teenager who died on Titan sub says she gave her place to son |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/26/mother-of-teenager-who-died-on-titan-sub-said-she-gave-her-place-to-son |access-date=11 August 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=26 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

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