Mohamed Gad is an economic journalist and has worked with such newspapers as Masrawy, Al-Shorouk, Al-Shark Al-Awsat, and Zawya Arabic. He has also supervised the research unit in the Egyptian Center for Economic & Social Rights. He has written policy analysis for the Middle East Institute and papers in Jadaliya and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). Mohamed is also a regular contributor to the news outlet Mada Masr.