Amira Refaat

Amira Refaat is the Director of Finance and Operations at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa at the American University in Cairo (AUC). In this role, Amira manages and supervises all proposal development activities, general operations and administration, and in particular the financial operations of J-PAL MENA. She works closely with her team to ensure efficient streamlining of operational processes to meet the needs of the diverse and growing portfolio of research, policy, and training work at J-PAL MENA. 

Amira has extensive experience in USAID funded projects as well as working with international donors including GIZ and the EU. She has experience managing large multi-donor funded projects that amounted to US$75 million. She has prior experience at AUC, as she led finance and administration for the USAID-funded University Centers for Career Development project, and as finance and administration manager at the Gerhart Center. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Business Administration, from Faculty of Commerce, English section at Ain Shams University.