I have two decades’ worth of regional and international expertise in research and program leadership. I am an established research expert on humanitarian and development policy, conflict, and security and I have research experience in over 13 countries. I have extensive experience in designing and leading research projects, large and small, and providing strategic direction to programs and initiatives as a member of senior management.
I am a Politics Visiting Fellow at Keble College at the University of Oxford and I lead NatCen’s international social research programme – NatCen International. Prior to joining NatCen, I was Senior Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute’s Politics and Governance Programme and a Research Fellow with the Humanitarian Policy Group. There, I oversaw a portfolio of work on political economy, conflict and security with a strong focus on the MENA region. I have served as an adviser and consultant to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as wide range of international NGOs, multilateral and bilateral agencies and initiatives including UNDP, UNV, UNWomen, USIP, the Atlantic Council, Transparency International, Ford Foundation, the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists, and others. I am a member of the Yemen Safe Passage Group and the British Academy’s Society for Libyan Studies.