Firas Maksad joins Eurasia Group as Managing Director for MENA

DUBAI: Firas Maksad has joined Eurasia Group, a leading global research and advisory firm, as the new Managing Director, Middle East and North Africa, it was announced on Wednesday.

He will oversee a team of analysts focused on covering the region’s geopolitics and macroeconomics, as well as US foreign policy towards the Middle East.

Maksad is a recognized expert on the politics of Lebanon and Syria, the geopolitics of the Arab Gulf states, and the broader dynamics of the Middle East.

Before joining Eurasia Group, he was a senior director and senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, a leading Washington-based think tank. He also managed his own boutique political consulting firm and has been an adjunct professor at George Washington University's Elliott School for International Affairs. Earlier in his career, Firas worked for Eurasia Group as an analyst in the Middle East and North Africa practice.

Maksad’s writings have appeared in leading publications such as the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, and the Los Angeles Times. He frequently offers expert commentary on US politics and the Middle East for global news networks, including CNN, the BBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, and others.