Rehana Thowfeek

Rehana Thowfeek has extensive work experience in various roles and organizations.

Rehana is currently working as a Contributing Writer at Al Jazeera Media Network, starting in January 2022.

Prior to that, they were an Associate at the Advocata Institute, a non-profit organization that promotes economic freedom and prosperity in Sri Lanka. Rehana started in November 2021 and their role involved creating and disseminating sound public policy proposals.

Before joining the Advocata Institute, Rehana worked at Cut+Dry as a Research Analyst & Copywriter, starting in January 2021.

From 2017 to 2020, they worked at Verité Research as a Research Analyst. Their responsibilities included delivering youth labor market assessments for the USAID-YouLead project and coordinating research activities.

Rehana also has experience as a Research Officer at the Institute for Health Policy, starting in September 2016 and ending in August 2017.

Earlier in their career, they worked as a Research Officer and Research Assistant at the same institute, focusing on social security projects and health accounts. Rehana also had a brief stint as a Research Intern.

In 2013, Rehana worked as a Monetary Economics Tutor at the Royal Institute of Colombo.

Rehana also gained experience as a Project Assistant at Standard Chartered Bank and as an Intern at Asia Capital Pvt Ltd in 2011.

Overall, Rehana Thowfeek has a diverse background and expertise in research, policy analysis, and writing.

Rehana Thowfeek pursued their education in a chronological manner. Rehana began their academic journey at Lyceum International School, where they completed their education from 1997 to 2009, although specific details about the obtained degree and field of study are not provided. Subsequently, they joined the University of London from 2009 to 2012, where they earned their Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Mathematics and Economics. Later, Rehana attended the University of Warwick from 2015 to 2016, where they obtained their Master of Science (MSc) degree in Economics. In addition to their formal education, Rehana Thowfeek also acquired certifications in "Essential Design Principles for Tableau" and "Fundamentals of Visualization with Tableau" from Coursera in September 2019 and July 2019 respectively.