Cynthia Saghir is a policy and social protection researcher and specialist and has worked extensively in the fields of socio economics, public policy and labor market dynamics, and advocacy and influencing initiatives and projects in the Levant. She has engaged in various projects and works with international actors, such as Oxfam and the Norwegian Refugee Council on the CAMEALEON consortium, as well as with local and regional actors and academic institutions in the MENA region, including The Policy Initiative (TPI), The Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) and the American University of Beirut (AUB). She holds a BA in Political Studies from the American University of Beirut, and an MA in Human Rights Law from SOAS, University of London.