Ms. Diana Khoury is an Energy governance specialist and keynote speaker in energy-related summits and events. She is a published author, completed several research related to energy governance issues, post legislative scrutiny, and energy transition versus just transition, with special focus on MENA. 

She is currently the director of civil society engagement at the International Republican Institute-IRI/Lebanon-MENA program. She is also a consultant at RENEWA MENA – World Bank Group. She is a board member of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI.org) representing civil society in MENA, Europe and North American. She is the first Arab to sit on the board of the EITI. Also, she is the board member of the Lebanese Oil and Gas Initiative and of the of the Palestine Association for Children Encouragement of Sports-PACES Lebanon.  

Diana Khoury is also a university lecturer on the Fundamentals of Oil and Gas, Engineering Management, Leadership &Ethics, Public Policy. 

Previously, Diana was the Executive director of the Lebanese Oil and Gas Initiative-LOGI and a Regional coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, and Asia Pacific at Publish What You Pay organization. 

Educationally, she holds an MS. In Energy Studies and BA in Sociology-Anthropology from AUB.