As a technologist and International Development practitioner, Wissam S. Yafi has worked closely with global organizations and NGOs on topics ranging from ICT, education, knowledge sharing, and entrepreneurship. He has travelled and written extensively about his native Lebanon and the Middle East. His first published book, Inevitable Democracy in the Arab World: New Realities in an Ancient Land received acclaim; and he has been invited to lecture at venues such as Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Stanford, Georgetown, AUB and the Carnegie Endowment for Peace. He holds an MPA in International Development graduate degree from Harvard University.