Paul Salem

Paul Salem is the President and CEO at Middle East Institute, previously serving as Vice President for Policy and Research. Earlier, Paul was the Director at Carnegie Middle East Center, where Paul successfully built the Center to be the top-ranked among over 330 think tanks in the Middle East and North Africa. Prior to that, Paul was the Director at Fares Foundation and Lebanese Center for Policy Studies. Paul holds a PhD in Political Science and Government from Harvard University, along with a Master's degree and Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy.