Senior international executive and strategic advisor with 15+ years of progressive leadership across UN system bodies, international organisations, bilateral diplomatic programmes, and the private sector. Currently serving as Project Manager at INTERPOL General Secretariat (Lyon), with a track record of directing complex, multi-stakeholder programmes in high-risk environments across the MENA region, Africa, and beyond.

Core Expertise: International security, counter-terrorism and P/CVE | Criminal justice & rule of law reform | Gender mainstreaming & DEI policy | Institutional capacity building | Multilateral diplomacy & UN system navigation | Strategic programme design, M&E & results frameworks | High-value partnership governance | Executive advisory & policy development

Career Highlights:

• INTERPOL (2023–Present): Leading capacity building and institutional reform across 7+ MENA countries; spearheaded INTERPOL's first gender-inclusive leadership training curriculum, certifying 40+ instructors regionally; driving the DEI Policy & HR Reform Workstream; developed INTERPOL's first operational toolkit on cyberviolence investigation and prosecution.
• IIJ – International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (2018–2022): Directed multi-regional counter-terrorism and criminal justice programmes; secured $3M+ in grants; co-authored the IIJ-UNODC Recommendations on Remote Justice Proceedings — a landmark international guidance document.
• U.S. Department of Justice (2012–2018): Led 62+ legal capacity building initiatives across Gulf states; twice awarded the U.S. Attorney General Certificate of Appreciation and recipient of the U.S. Department of State Falcon Award for advancing rule of law in the Middle East.

Education: Master's in International Law, Diplomacy & International Relations, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi | B.Com in Accounting, University of Alexandria

Publications: Contributing author, Terrorism in Africa Handbook (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025); IIJ-UNODC practitioner guidance documents; IIJ Parliamentary Counter-Terrorism Handbook.