Dr Husam Zomlot is a specialist on Middle East affairs. He is Palestinian and currently is a visiting fellow at Harvard’s center for Middle Eastern Studies. He served as a PLO representative to the UK (2003-2008). Mr Zomlot previous work experience includes the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute and the United Nation’s Office of the Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories.  

At the University of London, he has lectured on the topic of political economy, and he has also co-authored several UN reports, participated in various research projects, international and regional conferences, and contributed to published books. His most recent contribution was published in a book entitled “State Formation in Palestine: Viability and Governance during a Social Transformation.”