Alma Jadallah

Dr. Alma Abdul Hadi Jadallah is an internationally recognized scholar practitioner in conflict prevention and mitigation with a personal and professional commitment to global peace, and the peaceful reconciliation of conflict. As an educator, she teaches graduate level courses in conflict analysis and resolution in lead academic institutions. Global work experience includes field and research studies in crisis and post-conflict settings, conducting country conflict assessment studies, and advising on policy formulation and development and in countries facing transition and humanitarian crisis. Her research and writings focus on political and organized violence, the role of third-party roles, gender, and culture. She has worked extensively in the Arab world and on regional Middle East issues. Currently she serves as President of Kommon Denominator, Inc. providing technical expertise to the UN, EU, ASEAN and a broad range of academic institutions and civil society organizations. In 2019, joined the Eminent and Expert Persons advising the ASEAN Regional forum advising on preventive diplomacy and on women peace and security.

Past positions included serving in 2016 – 2018 with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) as the Quaker International Affairs Representative to the Middle East.  In 2014 – 2015 she served as the Regional Expert and Coordinator, Panel of Experts on Yemen established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2140 (2014), Department of Political Affairs, United Nations. Prior to this role, she served with the Special Advisor to the Secretary General Jamal Ben Omar (SASG) in Yemen during the Yemeni National Dialogue. On Syria, she was involved in Track II diplomatic efforts led by the UN. 

She is an expert facilitator and mediator serving on the roster of mediators for the European Union_ ERMES, the Office of Compliance, Advisor, Ombudsman IFC - World Bank, and the UN Rosters of Mediators and Rapid Deployment for Crisis Intervention, and is a member of the International Consortium on Closed Space (iCon), Center for International and Strategic Studies. In 2014

Dr. Abdul-Hadi Jadallah is the recipient of several business awards and honors including the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award for the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. Dr. Abdul Hadi serves her community through volunteering and support of causes related to social justice and vulnerable populations. 

She served on the Carter School's Advisory Board from 2002-2003 and 2007-2014.