The Fellows
The Gabr Fellows
Meet the global network of leaders shaping dialogue and understanding.
Youssef Emam
Associate and Assistant Lecturer of Commercial Law, Matouk Bassiouny Law Firm & Ain Shams University
Omar El-Sheikh
Senior Business Developer, JRNY Age
Maries Meshrequey
Senior Policy and Liaison Associate, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Mariam AlSherif
CEO and Co-Founder, FAME & OneFurever
Mahmoud Elmakkawe
Digital and Public Diplomacy Officer, European Union Delegation to Egypt
Lydia Kamiel
FinTech Partnerships Lead, Commercial International Bank (CIB)
Ingy Musallam
Junior Advisor for the Technical Education and Labor Market, German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) Cluster
Abdullah Mostafa
Senior Advisor for Strategic Studies, Ministry of Higher Education
Maria Clara Sherwood
Department of Energy (TechSource Inc.)
Kristina Arakelyan
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service
King Adjei-Frimpong
Executive Director, Widernet
Jude Husein
Chief of State Advocacy and Strategic Initiatives, Pennsylvania State Senate
George Williams II
Inaugural Economic Recovery Corps Fellow with the U.S. Department of Commerce
George Bogden
Independent Consultant, Continental Strategy
Crystal Staebell
Senior Program Coordinator, U.S. Energy Association
Alphaeus Hanson
Due Diligence Lead, Transform Venture Capital
Randa Fouad
President, Arab Media Forum for Environment & Development
Bessie (Bes) Young
Mitchell Scholar, University of Ulster Belfast, School of Art & Design
Morgan Williams
Co-Founder & President/CEO, Biochar Solutions, Inc.
Jeff Walls
Freelance graphic designer
Daniel (Dan) Sullivan
Regional Representative, United Nations Association Steering Committee
Vedrana (Veda) Partalo
Brand Strategy Director, Droga5 Advertising
Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez
Fellow at the Comparative Constitutions Project
Leslie Lang
Senior Vice President of Strategic Development, Microclinic International
Haroun Habib
ASPH/CDC Global Health Fellow – Global Program Management, CDC-Zambia
Alex Goldmark
Senior Producer, WNYC - New York Public Radio
Christina Fallon
Plans & Programs Analyst, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Becca Doten
Chief of Staff, Office of City Councilmember Richard Alarcon
Elizabeth (Beth) Cartier
Assistant Director, Council on Foreign Relations
Heba Safwat
Graphic Designer, FP7/CAI
Ahmed Nagy Ahmed
Senior E-Business & IS Security, ARTOC Group for Investment and Development
Mohammed Mubarak
Design Manager – Tenders Consulting
Amr Ismaeli
Youth Empowerment Program Coordinator, Model of European Union
Mariam Ibrahim
Graphic Designer, FP7/CAI
Moataz El Sayed Hussein El Sayed
Senior Corporate Lawyer, Damac Properties Egypt
Mohga Morsy
Attorney at law, LL.M
Ahmed Elhabibi
3D Artist, Opantish
Noha Eid
Creative Graphic Designer, Al Masry Al Youm newspaper
Reem Soliman
Art and Design teacher, House of English
Nourhan Nehady Moussa
Attorney at Law
Ahmed Naguib
Digital Painter, Freelancer
Nancy Habib
Editorial Secretary, “Al-Tahrir” newspaper
Dina Gamal
Corporate Lawyer, Azmi & Associates
Yasmin Galal
Social Activist and Media Producer
Shehab Farouk
Senior Lawyer, Sharkawi Law Office - Egypt, L.L.B , L.L.M , PhD Candidate
Ahmed El-Naggar
Site Planner, Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs
Zeyad El-Kelani
Political Science Teaching Assistant at Cairo University
Ahmed EL-Assal
Regional Programs Officer at the Academy for International Development - (AID-ME)
Suzanne Youngner
Teacher, English as a Second Language
Erika Witt
Gradute Student, Museum Studies, Southern University at New Orleans
Elizabeth (Liz) Trapp
Art Critic, and Art History Instructor, Columbus College of Art and Design
Nathan Thomas
Educational Programs Associate, William J. Clinton Foundation
Michael Goff
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Vanderbilt University
Sarah Derdowski
Director of Operations, Global Energy Management Program University of Colorado Denver Business School
Stephanie Cate
Executive Director, The Batonga Foundation
Chase Bowman
Artist
Jeremiah J. Bowden
PhD student in Secular Studies and Religion, Claremont Graduate University
Ola Ali
Architect, Dar el Handasah Corporation
Muhammad Nagi
Founder & Managing Director, Al Maqarr
Mohamed Ismail
Cultural Worker at Culture Resource Foundation
Hadir Helal
Partner at Open Chance Law Firm
Basma El Baz
Editor
Bassma Chedid
CFO Executive Assistant & Office Manager at Binsuwaidan Advocates and Legal Consultants
Ahmed Radwan
Actor
Ahmed Mohammed
Teaching and Research Assistant, British University in Egypt
Afnan E. Khalil
Senior Lawyer, Bank Audi S.A.E
Mike Burgess
Chief of Staff, House of Commons, Parliament of the United Kingdom
Kemp Gouldin
Sales and Marketing Director at Sakhr Software USA
Nicholas Stephen Dreselly Thomas
Entrepreneur
Murray E. Abeles
Senior Associate At Franco Financial Group
Michelle Matus
Multimedia Journalist
Magdalena Kura
Excelsior Service Fellow, Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York
Leah Moschella
Founder and President of Boston Girls’ Leadership
Judson Moore
Operations Manager at Mutual Mobile
Ezemudi Redwood
Partner at Wings Café, Kansas City, KS
Elizabeth Dent
Strategic Planner at the Department of State’s Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications (CSCC)
Casey Smith
Founder & Executive Director of Cooking Up Cultures
Youssef El Toukhy
Engineering Teaching Assistant, Al Mansoura University
Yasser El Zahhar
CEO at Gedety Healthy Catering Company
Shorouk Essam
Risk Management and Analysis Officer, Bank Audi S.A.E
Nayra Gadallah
Senior Refugee Status Determination Assistant, UNHCR
Mohamed Elattar
Founder & Managing Director, Ramasside Travel
Iman Higazy
Pharmaceutical Research Associate, the National Research Center
Hani Elzoumor
Economics Teaching and Research Assistant, Cairo University
Hala Abdel Gawad
Teaching Assistant of Political Science, Cairo University
Hadeel Adel
Actress
Anis Issa
Communication & Development Officer, Arts Center, Cultural Outreach Sector, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Ahmed Aboul Naga
Engineer, Head of the Scheduling and Risk Management Planning, I-Build
Chaza Abou Daher
Economic Researcher, the American University of Beirut
Alexis Taylor
Program Manager at 3 Day Startup
Heidi Green
Program Associate at Sayara International
Thomas Hanna
Graduate Student (M.A.), International Commerce, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky
Leisel Bogan
Consultant, Global Strategy for Information Cybersecurity
Kevin DeWar
Founder and CEO of DashPeek
Kate S. Chiucchini
Legislative Assistant in the Office of Congresswoman Kathleen M. Rice
Katherine Tan
Program Officer, Finance Investment & Trade, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Robert Sheldon
Policy Director, Business Executives for National Security
John Ryan
Democratic Deputy Chief Counsel of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Abby Wiedenhaefer
Staff Assistant at the Global Engagement Center, US Department of State
Sherif Fathi Soliman
Process Engineer, Birla Carbon
Sarah Badr Hesham
Reservoir Geoscientist, Schlumberger Petroleum Company
Reham Salem Gamal
Assistant lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Department of Political Mass Media
Neveen Mohamed
Founder and Program Manager, Career Development Program, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Menna Aly Farouk
Front-page Editor, The Egyptian Gazette
Ibrahim Hammouda
English Instructor, Berlitz Language Center
Dalia Abdallah Iha
Social Media Consultant, UNICEF Egypt
Amr Seda
Co-Lecturer, Faculty of Business, Economic and Political Sciences, The British University in Egypt
Aly Salem
Caseworker/ Project Associate, International Organization For Migration (IOM)
Abdelrahman Fakida
Project Manager, Tall&Short
Thomas Stein
Regional Director of Sales for American Trust Administrators
Michael Matthiesen
Senior Academic and Career Advisor, Miami Dade College
Kristina Ryan
Program Officer, Global Engagement Center, U.S. State Department
Jessica Mulligan
Government Relations Manager, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
Jean Kwon
Professional staff member on the Senate Committee on Appropriations
Jack Gordon
Co-founder of Digital Development Communications
Hunter M. King
Staff, Office of Congressman Steve King
Courtney Joline
Development Coordinator at Search for Common Ground
Bryan Griffin
Field Director, Maccabee Task Force
Sara Nada
Staff Member, ARTOC Group for Investment and Development
Muhammad El Hawary
Business Analyst, Pocket Solutions
Hanan Khayal
Gender and Youth Program Assistant, USAID’s SEED Project, Egypt
Ahmed Mostafa
Political Researcher at National Center for Middle East Studies
Shady Saleh
Education Officer , IDP Education
Maram Osama
Communication for Development Officer, UNICEF
Marwa Abdalla Elsayed
Mass communication lecturer, cinematic researcher, and cultural manager
Soad Hossam
Prosecutor, Administrative Prosecution Authority
Karim El Sharkawy
Diplomatic Attache at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Yara El-Braidy
Media and Marketing Representative, Ashoka Arab World International NGO
Katie Applebaum
Policy Associate, Business Executives for National Security (BENS)
RJ Johnson
Nonprofit & Healthcare Administration Executive, RISE Community Services
Fabrice Guerrier
Office Management Specialist at U.S. Department of State
Charles S. Truxal
Military Legislative Assistant, Congressman Matt Gaetz
Wes Rogerson
Officer for Global Health Advocacy, United Nations Foundationc
Julie Yang
Consultant, International Public Relations, Ladies Professional Golf Association
Hayley Rose
Program Associate, International Development Non-Profit
Sarah Walker
Associate, Glover Park Group, Government Relations Division
Lauren Ziegler
Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Brian Babin
Allison Feikes
Legislative Assistant, Congresswoman Barbara Comstock
Yomna El-Awamri
Community Projects Manager, Applied Research on Environment Sustainability, Teaching at the AUC
Wessam Baher
HR Business Partner Manager, QNB Alahli Bank - Egypt
Samer Kirolos
HR Head, Areeba Egypt
Omar Raafat
Researcher, Arwqah, Riyadh - Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Hassan
Senior Graphic Designer, Rabbit Experience; Actor
Menna El Touny
Business & Events Coordinator, Nielsen IQ; Actress
Layla Galal
PR and Strategic Communications Manager, Moharram & Partners for Public and Strategic Communications
Esraa El Zokem
Operations Manager, Crimson Solutions (Business Consultancy)
Assem Bolbol
Special Assistant to Chairman and Managing Director, ARTOC Group for Investment and Development
Amr Hesham
Site Service Engineer, Central Bank of Egypt
Aya Aly
Sustainable Finance Specialist, The Financial Regulatory Authority FRA
Pascal Rathle
Associate, Council for Inclusive Capitalism
Marielle Becker
Communications Assistant, National Gallery of Art
Kellie Quinn
Director & Small Business Program Supervisor, International Rescue Committee Small Business Development Center
Lukas Wenz
Deputy National Outreach Director, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
Kathleen Hagan
Chief Operating Officer, FGH Marine Engineering, Inc.
Jeremy Pesner
Senior Technology Analyst, Bipartisan Policy Center
Jack Lincoln
Legislative Director and Deputy Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Connie Conway (CA-22)
Harley Adsit
Communications Director, Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01)
David Guhl
Recent Graduate, Oxford University
Crawford Horan
Director of Operations, Ervin Graves Strategy Group
Alen Amini
Management Consultant, Boston Consulting Group