The MENA HPF is a membership driven organization with the following bodies:
- The General Meeting
- The Board of Trustees
- The Advisory Committee
- The Auditors
The Executive Operations of the MENA HPF are managed by the Executive Director. The Executive Director is responsible for the prosecution of the Forum’s mission and for the application of this Charter. Assisted by officers and staff, he/she is responsible for all executive functions of the Forum: activities, fund-raising, administrative and financial management, selection and appointment of officers and staff, etc.
Executive Director
DR. MAHA AL-SHALKAMY
Dr. Maha AlShalkamy is the Executive Director of MENA HPF and an economist with extensive experience in macroeconomic policy, socioeconomic development, and public policy advisory across the Middle East and North Africa. She holds a BA, MA, and PhD in Economics, completed in 2011.
From 2005 to 2018, Dr. AlShalkamy taught economics at several leading academic institutions, including the American University in Cairo, the British University in Egypt, and the American University of the Middle East in Kuwait. Her academic work focused on macroeconomics and development economics, contributing to both teaching and research in these fields.
Between 2007 and 2018, she served as both a part-time and full-time Senior Macroeconomic Advisor and Consultant to Egypt’s Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Investment, and the Ministry of International Cooperation. In this role, she contributed to economic policy analysis, reform initiatives, and national development strategies.
Alongside her leadership at MENA HPF, Dr. AlShalkamy serves as a part-time Socioeconomic Advisor with several national and international organizations, including the United Nations, UNDP, MRU, IOM, BASEERA, FEPS, UN Women, WeCAN, and FAO. She is also a member of WeCAN FAO, WOCAN, and the MENA Women’s Coalition.
Her work focuses on macroeconomic policy, inclusive growth, gender equality, climate change, and environmental sustainability. Dr. AlShalkamy actively contributes to regional policy dialogue and capacity-building initiatives, delivering lectures and policy discussions at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Cairo and serving as a Senior Mentor at AWTAD.
