Samantha Constant

Samantha Constant is Special Advisor to James Wolfensohn. Prior to the closure of the Wolfensohn Center for Developent, Samantha served as the associate director of the Middle East Youth Initiative at the Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings. Constant has led community-based trainings with youth in Morocco and Sri Lanka on the use of media for development. Constant received her Masters of International Affairs: Middle East and North Africa Comparative and Regional Studies from the School of International Service, American University, Washington DC.

Recent Commentary:

The Whole World Is Watching
Samantha Constant and Edward Sayre, 19 February 2011

Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Must Be Inclusive
Samantha Constant and Edward Sayre, 29 September 2010

Taking Stock of the Youth Challenge in the Middle East: New Data and New Questions
Samantha Constant and Mary Kraetsch, 15 June 2010

Social Entrepreneurship in the Middle East: Charting the Next Steps for U.S. Engagement
Ehaab Abdou, Samantha Constant and Noam Unger, 10 May 2010

The Paradox of Employment: The Reality Behind Youth Labor Market Statistics in Egypt and the United States
Ragui Assaad and Samantha Constant, 9 May 2010

Bringing Gaza Back From the Brink
Edward Sayre and Samantha Constant, 22 January 2010

In the Media:

Overlooked and Underpaid: Arab Youth in Today’s Economy
America Abroad Media, September 2010