Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen

Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen is a senior fellow with the Middle East Institute. Prior to joining MEI, she served at the United States Institute of Peace for 15 years, where she directed its work on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. An expert in U.S. diplomatic history in the Middle East, regional conflict dynamics, and civil society peacebuilding efforts, Kurtzer-Ellenbogen is a frequent presenter, author, and facilitator in a variety of academic, policy, media, and dialogue forums. She has worked with the Department of State as an Arabic translator and as a program officer for the Kennedy School of Government’s Middle East Initiative at Harvard University.