Full Biography
Michael Muhanna is the Founder & Executive Director of afikra, a global organization that aims to promote intellectualism and the diversity and richness of the Arab world’s cultures and histories.
Previously, he was a director at the Muhanna Foundation, as well as worked on Morgan Stanley’s alternative asset management team in New York City and was part of the actuarial consulting practices at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in New York and AonBenfield in Chicago. A former Teach For America corps member, Michael has remained heavily involved in education. He sits on the Board of Trustees for both the American Community School at Beirut and on the NYC education nonprofit, COOP*ERATE. Mikey graduated with a Bachelor’s in Economics from Duke University.
