He serves in a number of advisory positions in the humanitarian and development sectors, as a member of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing, a member of the UNESCO International Commission on the Futures of Education, and a member of the board of overseers of the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

In 2010, he founded the Pearl Initiative, a non-profit organisation in cooperation with the UN Office for Partnerships, to promote good governance within corporations across the Gulf.

Consistent with his interest in promoting social entrepreneurship in the MENA Region, Badr co-founded the Arab World Social Entrepreneurship Programme (ASEP) with Ashoka, and is a member of the Synergos Arab World Social Innovators (AWSI) board of governors. He serves on the board of advisors of Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) and Gaza Sky Geeks, and is chairman of Endeavor UAE, a network supporting high-impact entrepreneurship.