Nisreen Haj Ahmad is a specialist and lecturer in social movements, community organizing and alternative resourcing. She is the founder & former executive director of Ahel.org and was a former legal advisor to the Palestinian permanent status talks. She holds an LL.M from Edinburgh University and a master’s in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School. She was previously a board member of Sakakini Cultural Center and Rawa Fund, and is currently an advisory board member of Ahel Organization.