FORA.tv Speaker - Dana Firas

HRH Princess Dana Firas is the former Executive Director of ResCare's international programs, where she worked to provide education, training and employment services to at-risk youth, disadvantaged populations and people with disabilities in the United States and internationally. Prior to that, Princess Dana worked with Her Majesty Queen Noor on projects that promote sustainable development and the environment, women's participation in development, youth health and education and programs that promote peace and international understanding. Among her other activities, Princess Dana participated in the establishment of the King Hussein Foundation, served as a member of the steering committee of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2000, organized the second meeting of the International Steering Committee on the Economic Advancement of Rural Women and worked as a consultant for the Global Equity Project. Princess Dana was educated in Amman before receiving her BA in International Relations and Economics from Boston University, an MSc in International Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an MPA in Public Policy and Development from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.