Profile at a glance
US$3.5msecured across current studies
60 peopleresearch organization led at J-PAL MENA
100+courses and training sessions delivered
5 countriesresearch and policy experience across MENA
Professional experience
2026–present
Program Director, MENA
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
2024–2026
Lead Evaluation Specialist and MENA Lead
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
2021–2024
Director of Learning and Strategy
Sawiris Foundation for Social Development
2015–2021
Co-founder and research leader
J-PAL Middle East and North Africa
2016–2020
Impact Evaluation Consultant
World Bank
2010–2015
Research, monitoring, evaluation, and education leadership
Misr El Kheir Foundation, Aid to Artisans, Save the Children, and other organizations
Education
- PhD, Innovation, Economics, Governance and Sustainable DevelopmentUNU-MERIT and Maastricht University · Thesis unconditionally approved; defense scheduled for 21 September 2026
- MA, International and Comparative EducationThe American University in Cairo · 2020
- Professional Diploma, Research and DevelopmentCairo University · 2016
- Postgraduate Diploma, Public Policy and Child RightsCairo University · 2014
- Postgraduate Diploma, Project Evaluation and Feasibility StudiesCairo University · 2013
- BA, French LanguageMinia University · 2005
Research interests
- Labor economics and female labor force participation
- Social norms, gender, and household decision-making
- Social protection, poverty, and graduation programs
- Impact evaluation and randomized controlled trials
- Education policy and learning-to-earning transitions
- Applied econometrics, evidence synthesis, and evidence-informed policymaking