Secretariat is proud to announce that Managing Director Dr. Farah Ahmed has been named one of the Women’s Engineering Society’s (WES) Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) 2026, one of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious recognitions celebrating the achievements and contributions of women in engineering.

The annual WE50 awards, announced in conjunction with International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), recognize women who are making significant contributions to the engineering profession through technical excellence, leadership, innovation, and impact. This year’s theme, Engineering Intelligence, highlights the role of engineering expertise, creativity, and problem-solving in addressing complex challenges across industries.

Dr. Ahmed is a globally recognized expert in product safety, reliability, and failure analysis who advises clients across a wide range of industries on complex technical, regulatory, and operational challenges. Her expertise spans materials science, advanced imaging, destructive and non-destructive evaluation, and fracture mechanics, and she has led investigations involving consumer products, electronics, medical devices, automotive systems, aerospace components, pharmaceuticals, and industrial equipment. Beyond her client work, Dr. Ahmed is an active contributor to the engineering community through research, mentorship, and professional leadership, including as Founder and President of Tomography for Scientific Advancement (ToScA), an international organization dedicated to advancing the application of X-ray computed tomography across science and engineering.

Managing Director Eric Guyer said, “Our team is incredibly proud of Farah and this well-deserved recognition. Her expertise in product safety, reliability, and risk is the kind clients rely on when the stakes are highest. What is harder to capture on a list of accomplishments is how she shows up for people. Farah is the type of colleague and consultant who always makes time for one more question or one more conversation because she genuinely cares about the people around her and their success. Awards like this recognize a kind of impact that is not always visible from the outside. For those of us fortunate enough to work alongside her, Farah’s impact has always been clear.”

“I am honored to be included among this year’s WE50 recipients,” said Dr. Ahmed. “Engineering is ultimately about solving problems that matter, and I am grateful for the opportunity to work alongside talented colleagues and clients to address complex challenges that improve product safety, reliability, and performance.”