Bassma Kodmani
Bassma Kodmani is a scholar and university professor in France. She is currently a member of the negotiating team for the UN-led peace talks on Syria and a member of the Syrian Constitutional Committee. She is the co-founder of GLOBAL SYRIA, launched by the Syrian diaspora to connect and leverage its skills and assets for the reconstruction of Syria. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Sciences-Po Paris. She is the author and editor of numerous publications on conflicts, governance and civil society in the Middle East.