Biography
Vanessa Zuabi is Associate Director of Middle East Programs at the Aspen Institute. She oversees the Aspen Institute’s Partners for a New Beginning (PNB) operations in the Maghreb and Palestine. In each of these countries Vanessa supports a local board of business and civil society leaders in determining their country's priorities, and then connects them to American partners. In addition, Vanessa initiated the University Partnership program, which partners American and local universities for faculty and student exchange, curriculum development and co-teaching.
Prior to coming to the Aspen Institute, Vanessa was a Fulbright Fellow to France where she conducted research on the impact of French Mandate policy on sectarian conflict in Lebanon. She’s also worked as a research advisor for the University of California, Irvine where she taught research methods and proposal writing. Vanessa published articles in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs as well as Foreign Policy. Vanessa received her Masters of Science in Foreign Service with a focus in International Development from Georgetown University.
