Director of Research and Policy, Silatech

Prior to joining Silatech, Nader S. Kabbani was the founding Director of the Syrian Development Research Centre. Among other positions held, he was a faculty member in the Department of Economics at the American University of Beirut; economist at the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and a member of the Senate Office of Research of the California State.

During his career, he has worked as a consultant for a number of international organisations, including the World Bank.

He obtained a BA in Economics from the Claremont McKenna College, and a PhD in Economics at the Johns Hopkins University in 2001.