Lebanon’s Economic Journey—From Prosperity to Peril, and the Path Forward

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Dr. Leila Dagher is Assistant to the President for Public Policy and Associate Professor of Economics at Lebanese American University and has been an adjunct lecturer at the George Washington University since 2016. Dr. Dagher is a Senior Fellow at the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum, and serves on the steering committee of the Mashreq Gender Facility. She has previously served in various capacities including Economic Adviser to several public officials, Director of the Institute of Financial Economics at the American University of Beirut, and Chairperson of the AUB Department of Economics.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Lebanese American University New York, 211 East 46th Street, New York, United States