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Faisal Nasr

Executive Economist specializing in macro-fiscal policy and international development

Washington, D.C.Senior International Economist10 years experienceExecutiveInternational DevelopmentGovernmentEducation
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Academic and international development leader (economics/public policy) who has advised SMEs and government institutions across the Middle East, including USAID-funded higher education and private sector development work in Palestine and fiscal management leadership across Iraqi ministries. Known for systems-thinking operational frameworks that align strategy, processes, and talent, plus large-scale training/ToT delivery (10,000+ trainees) and policy/regulatory collaboration to enable market development.

Experience

Senior International EconomistWorld Learning
Macro-Fiscal Lead, Senior Economic Policy AdvisorPragma Corporation
Senior Macro-Fiscal AdvisorChemonics
Senior Macroeconomic Policy AdvisorManagement Systems International
Senior Research Scientist / Country DirectorUSAID
U.S. Fulbright ProfessorShandong University
U.S. Fulbright ProfessorShevchenko University

Education

The University of Texas at Austindoctorate, Economics (1981)

Key Strengths

  • Led USAID-funded higher education reform and private sector development initiative in Palestine (Chief Economist/Chief of Academic Affairs)
  • Built and applied a 3-step strategy-operations-people framework to align objectives, processes, and talent needs in SMEs
  • Deep experience shaping enabling legislative/regulatory environments via collaboration with government ministries and parliamentary committees
  • Designed and led large-scale capacity building: trained 10,000+ public servants across Iraqi ministries, including ToT to scale nationally
  • Strong cross-cultural leadership across international development contexts and multi-stakeholder environments
  • Operational inefficiency assessment approach combining workflow mapping, metrics review, governance scan, and stakeholder validation
  • Mentors founders/executives through coaching (not directing) and lightweight, scalable systems that reduce dependency and build ownership
  • Experience designing operating cadences and decision frameworks to improve cross-functional clarity and execution

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Languages

EnglishArabicSpanishRussian

Skills

Academic administrationAgricultural policyBudgetingCapacity buildingComplianceContactless transactionsCrisis managementCurriculum developmentCurriculum reformDemocratic governanceDonor-funded program managementEconomic developmentEconomic modelingEconomics educationEducation management information systems (EMIS)