Hadeil Ali

Hadeil Ali is chief of staff of the Global Development Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Ms. Ali co-leads with the president of the department a multidisciplinary team comprised of resident staff and an extensive network of non-resident affiliates focused on advancing U.S. national security and global stability through policies that promote human well-being and economic opportunity. Prior to CSIS, she worked at World Learning leading education development programs across the Middle East and at the Georgetown Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. Ms. Ali has published numerous pieces with CSIS, Inkstick Media, Business Insider, and Medium. She has participated in dozens of panels, lectures, and conferences throughout the United States. Hadeil is a 2024 CNAS next generation fellow, a 2024 German Marshall Fund transatlantic inclusion leader, a 2023 Penn Kemble fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy, and a 2022 fellow with the International Career Advancement Program. She was included on the 2022 CSIS National Security and Foreign Affairs Top 50 Leadership List and is a Middle East Policy Council 40 Under 40 awardee. She holds an MA in contemporary Arab studies with highest honors from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a BA in international relations and communications, summa cum laude, from Drury University. She speaks French, Arabic, and Spanish.