About Us
Who We Are?
The Institute for Middle East Peace™ is a United States 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in the U.S. District of Columbia (Washington DC).
It is non-partisan and non-sectarian. IMEP is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has a network of partners and staff based in the Middle East and across the world.
Our Mission
We strive to inspire the next generation of leaders in the Middle East and North Africa. Through educational, cultural, developmental, and humanitarian programs, the Institute plays a critical role in the Middle East’s recovery and development.
We also work to create educational, sponsorship, and vis-à-vis exchange programs to help improve the quality of life of the region’s underprivileged and underrepresented communities, and to equip youth with the necessary requisites to build and sustain a peaceful, progressive, and prosperous homeland, all the while, contributing to the viability of the national and global development processes, throughout the Middle East and beyond.
Our Principles
Our Founder
Said Bilani is a Philanthropist, Ed-Tech Entrepreneur, Political Strategist, TV Commentator, an Analyst and Advisor on U.S. Domestic & Foreign Policy with an emphasis on Middle Eastern Affairs, and is a Consultant on Education policy/reform, development/re-development, democracy and governance, civil society and human rights, and matters of national and international security.
Mr. Bilani holds extensive domestic and international experience and has consulted, negotiated, and advised businesses, governments, and international institutions and organizations. He formerly served at The White House in the Executive Office of the President and at the U.S. Department of State. He is a Teaching Fellow at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government’s Public Leadership Credential program and in its Executive Education program.
A Gates Millennium Scholar, Said completed his Bachelor’s degree at Georgetown University, concentrating in International Affairs, and earned his Master’s degree from Harvard University in International Education Policy. As a U.S. State Department Foreign Affairs Fellow, Said is pursuing a Master of Arts in National and International Security at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) and will earn a presidential commission as a U.S. Diplomat, Foreign Service Officer.
At the heart of Said’s humanitarianism is his founding and leading of Washington-based, The Institute for Middle East Peace. The Institute for Middle East Peace strives to inspire the next generation of leaders in the Middle East and North Africa. Through educational, cultural, developmental, and humanitarian programs, The Institute aims to play a critical role in the Middle East’s recovery and development, to help improve the quality of life of the region’s underprivileged and underrepresented communities, and to equip youth with the necessary requisites to build and sustain a peaceful, progressive, and prosperous homeland, all the while, contributing to the viability of the national and global development processes, throughout the Middle East and beyond.
Meet Our Team
