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Maysa Jalbout  

Senior adviser to leaders, governments and philanthropic organizations on social policy and programming

Maysa Jalbout is a senior adviser to leaders, governments and philanthropic organizations on social policy and programming with a particular emphasis on education in international development. She has created, led and contributed to innovative policies, multi-country programs, foundations and NGOs in North America, Middle East, Southern Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe. She has built new initiatives, campaigns and organizations that challenge the status quo and set higher standards for achievement. Maysa has been actively involved in channeling more aid to education goals, setting gender equity policies in education, developing programs for hard to reach communities including conflict zones, and promoting alternative approaches to increasing access to quality education in developing countries.

Most recently, Maysa spent five years in Jordan where she first held the position of Director of Research & Strategy at the Office of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah and later became the CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation and the Vice-Chair of the Jordan River Foundation. In Ottawa, Canada, Maysa spent over ten years working for the Government of Canada. She was Assistant Director for the Social Policy Directorate and Senior Adviser for the Education Group at the Canadian International Development Agency. Prior to that, she was Senior Policy Adviser in the Social Policy Group and Youth Employment Directorate at Human Resources Development Canada. Maysa started her career with AIESEC - an international youth leadership organization that promotes cultural understanding through exchanges.

Now based in the UAE, Maysa is an independent adviser to national and international organizations on creating partnerships, managing investments and developing innovative strategies and initiatives in the field of education. As non-resident Fellow with the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, Maysa will focus on three education research areas: global citizenship; parent engagement; and open and online education. Maysa will serve as the liaison for the Brookings Institution with Arab stakeholders interested in engaging in the global education dialogue.

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