Acting Head of Research Strategy Management Office Imtenan Al-Mubarak is the acting head of KAPSARC’s Research Strategy Management Office. She was previously a research fellow at KAPSARC,… Imtenan Al-Mubarak is the acting head of KAPSARC’s Research Strategy Management Office. She was previously a research fellow at KAPSARC, focusing on policy research with an emphasis on data science and machine learning. Before joining KAPSARC, Imtenan worked at several companies in Chicago, and at Electronia in Dammam and Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. She holds a master’s degree with distinction from DePaul University, Chicago, for which she was awarded the Golden Key International Honor. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a member of several professional organizations. She is a Future Energy Leader at the World Energy Council in London and a board member at a non-profit organization in San Francisco. She also holds a patent in the United States (issued November 8, 2016).

Expertise

• Data science
• Machine learning
• Industry and entrepreneurship
• Game theory
• Bargaining models
• Behavioral analysis
• Policy assessment
• Geopolitics
• GCC energy policies and economics
• Transition management.

Research Associate Saleh is a Research Associate in the Policy and Decision Science program. His interests lie in geopolitical research, international agreements… Saleh is a Research Associate in the Policy and Decision Science program. His interests lie in geopolitical research, international agreements and international trade. Saleh holds a master’s degree in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University and a B.S. degree in Economics from Pennsylvania State University.

Expertise

• Geopolitical Research
• International Agreements and International Trade

Junior Analyst, SKOLKOVO Energy Centre Zlata focuses on the political aspects of global energy. She regularly takes part in Russian and international scientific conferences, is… Zlata focuses on the political aspects of global energy. She regularly takes part in Russian and international scientific conferences, is the founder and chairman of the Higher School of Economics' Geo-Energy Politics Club and the winner of several Russian and international competitions for young scientists. She has completed a number of domestic and foreign degree programs, in particular at MGIMO, the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and the University of North Carolina in the United States. She is currently completing her studies at the Higher School of Economics, specializing in Political Analysis.