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Tarek Ghani

Assistant Professor of Strategy, Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship awarded in 2010 to pursue a PhD in Business Administration at University of California, Berkeley.

Tarek Ghani is the child of immigrants from Lebanon and Afghanistan.

About Tarek Ghani

Tarek Ghani is an associate professor of strategy at Washington University's Olin Business School and a nonresident fellow of the Brookings Institution's Global Economy and Development Program. He has published his research in top academic journals such as the American Economic Review, AEJ: Micro, AEJ: Policy, Management Science, and the Review of Economic Studies. During 2020-2021, he served as chief economist and Future of Conflict program director at the International Crisis Group. He has also worked with the Center for Global Development, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Humanity United, the United States Institute of Peace and the World Bank. He holds a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley and a B.S. from Stanford University.

Education

  • BS in Symbolic Systems, Stanford University
  • MS in Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley
  • PhD in Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley

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Work History

  • Nonresident Fellow in the Global Economy and Development program, Brookings Institution
  • Chief Economist & Program Director, Future of Conflict, International Crisis Group
  • Assistant Professor of Strategy, Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis

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