Maya Chehade is a doctor in political science at the university of Sciences Po in Paris. She brings a dynamic and multifaceted professional background to the table, characterized by her experience as an affiliated researcher at the CEDEJ in Cairo, and CERI at Sciences Po Paris, as well as her track record working in international development. Maya has experience working directly with the private sector and international donor organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa and the MENA region. Since the completion of her thesis on Syrian refugees’ entrepreneurial trajectories in Egypt and Jordan between 2011 and 2023, she has been advising governments and international organizations on migration issues in the MENA region. She also teaches at the American University in Cairo, offering a critical perspective on the current development policies and projects that encourage entrepreneurship for refugees. Her seminars and courses provide additional tools of analysis through social science that are applicable to private sector development projects and policies that target refugees.