World Economic Forum Managing Director responsible for global programming; also Head of Europe and Eurasia. As Managing Director, oversees the strategy and the organization of all large-scale Forum events. As the Head of Europe and Eurasia, leads overall Forum engagement with top government, business and civil society leaders from the region. Joined the Forum in 2007 as a Global Leadership Fellow. Prior to joining the Forum, worked on public diplomacy at the US Embassy in Baghdad. Previously, Director of the American Centre at the US Embassy in Prague. MA in International Studies from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom and a BA in Political Science from the Charles University in Prague. Also studied at Kuwait University. Speaks Arabic fluently and is a native Czech speaker.
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