Country: 
Lebanon
Organizations: 
Saint Joseph University of Beirut
Professions: 
Founder
Performer
Researcher
Field(s) of expertise: 
Migration
Political Sciences
Research
Areas of Impact: 
Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Personal information

Carole Rizkallah Alsharabati
Professor, Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ)

Contact information (Work)

Community/Lebanon Impact

Carole Rizkallah Alsharabati holds a PhD in Political Science from Claremont Graduate University with emphasis on International Relations and Quantitative Methods.

Her current research focuses on forced migration. She provides consulting on security sector reform, focusing on quantitative analysis and process automation. In 2014, she participated in the creation and launching of an anti-Corruption whistle blowing NGO (Sakker El Dekkene). 

She has further consulted for the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and the Lebanese Ministry of Interior on electoral reform. She has participated in several World Bank missions on Stakeholder and Risk Analysis in various countries including Cambodia and Morocco.

Carole is also a founding partner of CME Offshore sal, a 100+ employee software engineering company based in Beirut, with branches in the US, Argentina, India and China. And she is a former director of the Institute of Political Science at Saint Joseph University. 

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Education

Education: 
  • 1991 – 1996: Ph.D. International Relations, Claremont Graduate University.

Work history

Previous Professions: 
  • 2000 – Present: Professor, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon.
  • 2014 – 2018: Director of the Political Science Institute, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon.
  • 2013 – Present: Research Associate, Siren Associates, Beirut.
  • 2020 – Present: Founding Partner, Siren Analytics, Beirut.
  • 2023 – Present: Founding Partner, CME.
  • 2024 – Present: Founding Partner, CoorB.
  • 2013 – 2019: Founder and Member, Sakker El Dekkene, Beirut.
  • 2000 – 2004: Assistant Professor and Acting Dean Faculty of Business, University of Balamand, Lebanon.