Dr. Sonia Ben Jaafar currently serves as the CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education, one of the largest privately funded philanthropic education initiatives in the Arab world.
Prior to this role, she was the Managing Director of EduEval, where she cultivated partnerships with governments, international agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and multinational corporations to promote evidence-based decisions for a greater positive impact on education.
She is currently the Chairperson for the Global Councils on Sustainable Development Goals, which was established by the World Government Summit to implement projects with tangible outcomes and support the international implementation of the SDGs.
She holds a PhD in Educational Leadership, and a MA in Curriculum Studies from the University of Toronto.
She is passionate about coupling her experience with her academic background to promote knowledge sharing and education for good.

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