Al Sharif Nasser Bin Nasser

Nasser Bin Nasser is a Middle East security expert and entrepreneur. He founded Ambit Advisory in 2022 to address cross-sectoral risks at the intersection of security and development. He serves as Senior Advisor to UNIDIR, leading research on ballistic missiles, drones, and weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, and sits on the World Economic Forum's Global Futures Council on Complex Risk. From 2010 to 2022, Bin Nasser directed the Middle East Scientific Institute for Security (MESIS) in Jordan, focusing on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats. He simultaneously headed the Middle East Regional Secretariat under the EU's Centres of Excellence initiative, collaborating with regional governments on CBRN risk mitigation. Earlier in his career, he worked in King Abdullah II's office as Senior Analyst in the Foreign Affairs Directorate, managing bilateral relations and analytical studies.

Recognized as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in 2015, Bin Nasser chairs Princeton University's alumni committee in Jordan and serves on various boards. He has been a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute and contributes as a columnist to Jordan News Daily. He holds an MA in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University and a BA from Clark University.