Meira Neggaz

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Meira Neggaz is the Executive Director at ISPU, where she is responsible for the institution’s overall leadership, strategy, and growth. Meira works to build and strengthen ISPU, to cultivate relationships with community leaders, policy makers, scholars, partner institutions and stakeholders, and to broaden the reach and impact of ISPU’s research. Before joining ISPU, Meira served as Senior Program Officer for Marie Stopes International (MSI), a leading, UK-based organization working in 42 countries. There, she led and managed programs in multiple countries, developed partnerships with key stakeholders and partner institutions, provided technical advice, and managed key grants and donor relationships. Formerly, Meira was the first Executive Director of WINGS in Guatemala, where she grew the organization from its infancy to become a national leader in the health sector, and the Guatemala Country Representative for Curamericas, establishing country presence and leading a USAID funded child survival project. She holds a BA from Huron University in London and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Education

BA, Huron University; MALD, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University

Areas of Expertise

Media Appearances

“Muslims in President Trump’s America,” BBC World Service, January 21, 2018

“American Muslims Are A Diverse Group With Changing Views,” FiveThirtyEight, June 27, 2017

“Mesa Swim School Sets Aside Time For Muslim Women To Swim Privately,” KJZZ Radio, June 9, 2017

“Muslims in Trump’s America,” American Fault/Lines, May 28, 2017

“Confronting Racism Inside Islam and Islamophobia Outside It,” NPR: Latino USA, December 2, 2016

“How important is the American Muslim vote in the upcoming US elections?,” The National, November 4, 2016