BA in Economics (Hons), American University of Beirut; MPhil in Economics of Developing Countries, Cambridge University. 1997-98, with UNDP and Instructor of Economics, American University of Beirut. 1998-2005, with Reuters: finance, sales and business development positions in Beirut, London, Paris and New York. 2006-2018, with World Economic Forum; responsibilities include leading media sector engagement and programming; lead on Global Agenda Council on the Future of Media and Global Agenda Council on Social Networks; launch of "Creative for Good" platform and "Shaping Norms and Values in Digital Media"; Technology Pioneers Selection Committee; 2008, Global Leadership Fellow. Since Jan 2020, heads strategic communications and thought leadership at Minerva, an educational innovator.