Cynthia Saghir is a socioeconomic researcher and consultant and has worked on a variety of different projects, ranging from labor market and refugee protection-based assessments, to agricultural development and remittances, with an array of organizations and institutions including the American University of Beirut (AUB), the Lebanese Economic Association (LEA), UN-ESCWA, Dar al Handasah, the International Security and Development Center (ISDC), The Policy Initiative (TPI), and the OECD. She has a BA in Political Studies from the American University of Beirut, and an MA in Human Rights Law from SOAS, University of London.