Zenab is a political scientist and an international development specialist. She is passionate about maternal health equity and has collaborated with organisations such as the universities of Oxford and Cambridge,Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust and NHS England. She chaired National Maternity Voices' Council from 2020 to 2022, before becoming one of its directors until February 2024. As part of her Visiting Research Fellowship at King's College London, she is an active member of the Maternal and Perinatal Systems and Policy (MAPS) Research Group. She also holds the role of PPIE Coordinator for the No Recourse to Public Funds Programme, through which she mentors a range of stakeholders and advocates maternal equity and a fairer migration policy. Zenab founded Zenab Barry Consulting, which is a platform that offers coaching, mentoring, leadership training, EDI and PPIE services to individuals and organisations.