Our Team

A highly qualified team

SALMAN SHAIKH
SALMAN SHAIKH
FOUNDER & CEO

Salman Shaikh is the Founder and CEO of The Shaikh Group (TSG). Before establishing TSG he was the director of the Brookings...

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SAHAR ATRACHE
SAHAR ATRACHE
SYRIA TEAM LEAD

Sahar joined The Shaikh Group (TSG) in July 2022 to lead the Group's Syria program; she is...

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MOHAMED IBRAHIM
MOHAMED IBRAHIM
POLITICAL OFFICER

Mohamed is currently a Political Officer of The Shaikh Group's Track II Syria Initiative.  Prior to...

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Emma Lowden
Emma Lowden
RESEARCH ANALYST

Emma Lowden is a Researcher working predominantly on the Track II Dialogue for Mutual Security in the Middle East. Prior to joining TSG, she conducted research and wrote...

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HANEEN HADI
HANEEN HADI
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

Haneen Hadi is an administrative coordinator with the TSG project in Iraq...

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YANNIS PALLIKARIS
YANNIS PALLIKARIS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Yannis Pallikaris is the Chief Operating Officer of The Shaikh Group (TSG). Before joining TSG, Pallikaris was...

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JOHN BELL
JOHN BELL
ADVISOR

John Bell has worked for over 25 years on Middle East politics...

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SAJAD JIYAD
SAJAD JIYAD
PROJECT LEAD - IRAQ DIALOGUE PROJECT

Sajad Jiyad is an Iraqi political analyst based in Baghdad. He is a fellow at

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SANDRA NEMR
SANDRA NEMR
EVENTS AND OFFICE MANAGER

Sandra Nemr has joined The Shaikh Group (TSG) in March 2016 as an Executive Administrative Assistant in our office located in Limassol...

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NIKOS VASILEIADIS
NIKOS VASILEIADIS
FINANCIAL MANAGER

Nikos Vasileiadis is the Financial Manager of The Shaikh Group's (TSG) Track II Syria Initiative. He is an Electrical Engineering graduate of Democritus University of Thrace in...

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SAM PLUMBLY
SAM PLUMBLY
POLITICAL DIRECTOR

Samuel Plumbly is a Political Director with The Shaikh Group (TSG). Prior to joining TSG he worked with the International Organization for...

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CONRAD DEVERELL
CONRAD DEVERELL
SENIOR POLITICAL OFFICER

Conrad Deverell is a Senior Political Officer with The Shaikh Group...

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RENAD MANSOUR
RENAD MANSOUR
PROJECT LEAD- IRAQ DIALOGUE PROJECT

Dr Renad Mansour is a senior research fellow and project director of...

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STEPHANIE NEMR
STEPHANIE NEMR
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND VISUAL COMMUNICATOR

With a background in various markets communicating with...

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ELENI FASOULA
ELENI FASOULA
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

Eleni is the Financial Controller of The Shaikh Group (TSG) Track II Syria Initiative. She is responsible for internal financial monitoring and control as well as...

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