Tarik Yousef is an economist with 25 years of international experience across higher education, public policy, banking, and development. He has held diverse roles as a scholar, practitioner, and executive, working in academic and think-tank environments as a teacher, researcher, and manager. His career also includes significant contributions to the public policy arena as an analyst, expert, and policymaker, as well as roles in the NGO and corporate sectors as an innovator, adviser, and director.