Nomi Bar-Yaacov — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Won numerous awards from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the United States Institute of Peace, the Ford Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation.
Serves as a Fellow at the Global Fellowship Initiative at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.
Serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the ACRONYM Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy.
Previously an Associate Fellow at Chatham House’s International Security Program.
Former Director of the Middle East Programme at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
Worked as a political adviser and speech writer to the UN Secretary-General at the United Nations Executive Office of the Secretary General.
Worked as Agence France Presse (AFP)’s diplomatic correspondent covering the Balkans and Middle East.

Biography

Nomi Bar-Yaacov is an international lawyer, negotiator, arbitrator, and mediator with three decades of experience in international conflict management. Her work includes negotiating complex cease-fire and peace agreements. She currently holds a position as a Fellow at the Global Fellowship Initiative at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and previously served as an Associate Fellow at Chatham House’s International Security Program.