Hanaa Kheir-El-Din is the current Executive Director and Director of Research, the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), as well as a research fellow at the Economic Research Forum. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.A) in 1967. She is a Professor of Economics at Cairo University where she has held successively the positions of Director of the Center of Economic and Financial Research and Studies (1985-1990) and Chairperson of the Economics Department (Faculty of Economics and Political Science) (1990-1996). She is also a member of the Academy for Scientific Research (Economic Council), the Specialized National Councils, and the board of the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA). She has had several academic and professional activities among which are membership of the Board of Trustees of the Economic Research Forum, membership of the Board of the United Nations University (Tokyo, Japan) (1992-1998), membership of the Board of the Capital Market Authority (Cairo, Egypt) (1996-2004) and membership of the Shura Council (2001-2007). Her research fields of interest cover international trade, macroeconomic modeling, industrial development, project evaluation, poverty and gender assessment.

Naglaa El Ehwany is the Deputy Director and Lead Economist at the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) and professor of economics at the faculty of Economics and Political Science (Cairo University). She previously held the position of Director of the Center for European Studies at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science of Cairo University during the period 2002-2006. Professor El Ehwany has been a consultant with several international organizations, including the International Labour Organization, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), and the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham).

Dr. El Ehwany has published several research papers on topics such as employment, poverty, labor market, labor productivity, and economic reform in Egypt. She earned her Ph.D. in economics from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University.

Omneia Helmy is lead economist at ECES and professor of economics at Cairo University. She is an active member of several distinguished institutions including the Academy for Scientific Research, the Egyptian Society for Political Economy, Statistics and Legislation, and the Youth Committee of the National Democratic Party. She is affiliate professor of economics at George Mason University, as well as a training facilitator for the World Bank and the Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies at Cairo University. Dr. Helmy earned her Ph.D. from Cairo University.

Malak Reda is a senior economist at ECES. She has authored several publications on topics such as banking efficiency, economic development and finance. She earned her PH.D. in business administration from the Maastricht School of Management (MSM).

Nada Massoud is a senior economist at ECES. She has authored several publications on topics such as foreign investments, industrial production and financial economics. She earned her PH.D. from the University of Reading, UK.

Yusra El Imam is an economist at ECES. Her research interests include poverty, privatization and the informal sector. She earned her M.A. in economics from the London School of Economics.

Tarek El-Ghamrawy is an economist at ECES. His areas of interest include international economics, macroeconomics and economics of growth. He earned his M.A. in international economics from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.