Raghad Al Saadi is a specialist in human rights law, counterterrorism, international humanitarian law, refugee law, women, peace and security, and conflict-related gender-based violence. She has worked with UNOCHA-Turkey on humanitarian access in Syria and with LMI on strategic planning for Libya’s Ministry of Justice.

A former Congressional Fellow for Rep. Jim McDermott, Al Saadi was a Delegate at the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Forum and is a member of the American Society of International Law. She has spoken at Initiatives of Change in Switzerland, the Global Policy Dialogue on Women, Peace & Security in Qatar, and the Paris Peace Forum as an expert on climate, conflict, and security.

Her publications appear in the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, International Policy Digest, and Defense Security Middle East Magazine. Al Saadi holds an LL.M. in Human Rights Law from Oxford Brookes University and an M.S. in Peace Operations Policy from George Mason University.