Dr Kuttab holds a Ph.D. from Imperial College, University of London, Dr. Kuttab has worked in engineering consulting in the private sector, and for ten years in education at Birzeit University in Palestine and Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. From 2005 to 2011, he was Director General of the Welfare Association (Taawon), the lead foundation supporting Palestinians primarily in Palestine and Lebanon. He is currently the Chairman and Founder of SAANED for Philanthropy Advisory in the Arab Region. He is a board member of Birzeit University in Palestine. Since April 2014 he has been a Richard von Weizsaecker Fellow at Bosch Stiftung in Berlin. He is Chairman Emeritus  since 2016 of  WINGS (network of philanthropy networks) which is based in Brazil