Reima Shakeir

Reima Shakeir is an international scholar, published author, and a nonprofit executive at the Edmond de Rothschild foundation where she works with a network of leaders for social change from minority communities in Europe and North America.

Following undergraduate work in English and Comparative Literature at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Reima earned an M.A. in English Literature from Harvard University. She earned Dean’s Academic Achievement Award and Derek Bok Public Service Award from Harvard. She received her doctorate degree in Higher Education and Management from the University of Pennsylvania with double distinction. As part of the Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship, Dr. Shakeir also completed Executive Business Education from the University of Cambridge (UK), ESSEC Business School (France), and Cornell University's Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Dr. Shakeir teaches Organizational Communication and Business and Society courses at NYU’s Stern School of Business. She also teaches research methodologies as part of the CLO (Chief Learning Officer) executive doctorate program at the University of Pennsylvania. The program cultivates scholar-practitioners who know how to develop and implement evidence-based practices that support formal and informal human capital, leadership, and skills development through on-demand, just-in-time, and longer-term learning and development initiatives within organizations.

Presentations

• Shakeir, R. (October 2020). “Pluralism in Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Evaluation: A Post-Colonial Learning Framework for Improving Girls’ Lives in India.” Dr. BMN College of Home Science Faculty Seminars, Mumbai, India.
• Shakeir, R. (October, 2020). “Media & Communications in Action: Decolonizing Spaces.” Invited Lecture. London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom.
• Shakeir, R. (May, 2019). “Critical intersectional inclusivity to decolonize research, theory & practice.” Storytelling Collective Meetings, St. George’s University, Grenada West Indies.
• Shakeir, R. (July, 2019). “Arab American Women: Performing Femininity in the Public Space” at the Cultural Studies Association Conference, Tulane University.
• Shakeir, R. (2018). The Others Are Coming: Immigrants and Media Representations. Windsor Castle. The Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship. Windsor, United Kingdom.
• Shakeir, R. (2017). The Impact of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on Business and Innovation. The Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship. Windsor Castle, Windsor, United Kingdom.
• Shakeir, R. (2016) Cross-Disciplinary Models: Looking at Business from a Social Science Lens. The Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship.Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Education

• Master’s Degree Harvard University (2013 — 2016)
• Doctorate University of Pennsylvania
• Executive bussiness education Cambridge Judge Business School
• Executive bussiness training ESSEC Business School
• Executive Bussiness education Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

Companies

• Business Innovation Mentor Rutgers Business School (2021)
• Postdoctoral Fellow University of Pennsylvania (2019)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Business and Society and Organizational Communication NYU Stern School of Business (2019)
• Chevalier (Knight)-Ordre des Arts et des Technologies Crypto Chain University (2018)
• Chief Operating Officer Edmond de Rothschild Foundations (2014)

Skills

• Social Networking
• Marketing Strategy
• Multilingual

Other

Event Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Program Management, Arabic, International Development, Program Development, Non-profits, Strategic Planning, Social Media, Leadership Development, Community Outreach, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Fundraising, Public Speaking, Nonprofits