Mona Shair holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Kent in Brussels and a Bachelor of Science from McGill University, Montreal, Canada where she majored in Psychology and minored in Management. She is also qualified as a practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She has additionally completed courses on the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and The European Union in the face of Global Challenges.

For the last 7 years, Mona Shair has been involved in various projects in the field of Euro-Arab and Transatlantic Relations in addition to working in the field of Human and Minority Rights. She has assisted multiple leaders in the political arenas of Jordan, Germany, Belgium and the United States to develop and implement their visions. Mona has a broad experience in the functionings of the European Institutions, lobbying, human rights and network development.

In addition to her work at key2advance, she is the Program Director of Humanity In Action-Belgium.

Currently, the majority of her work is directed towards life and career coaching for individuals and groups in Brussels, Germany, the UK and Dubai. To learn more about Mona Shair, go to www.mona-shair.com

Mona Shair is the Founder and Managing Director of key2advance.

Languages: Fluent in English, German and Arabic