Dr. Rana is currently the president of University College of Bahrain. She has been working in the Higher Education sector for the past 26 years. During the span of her two decades in the educational sector Dr Rana held key administrative and academic positions.

She authored numerous publications in refereed international journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Rana continues to be very active in the professional education circles and serves as a chair of Node (Network of Organizational Development Expert) 

Dr. Rana holds a PhD Degree in Business Administration from Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University in France (2017), a Master Degree in Business Administration from the Lebanese American University, Lebanon (2003) and a Bachelor Degree of Business Administration from the University of Balamand, Lebanon (1998).