Born in 1938 in Safed, H.E. Dr. Nabil Shaath has an extensive and distinguished record of political engagement in Palestine. With degrees from Alexandria, Egypt, and a PhD from the Wharton School of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, he has also taught at the American University in Beirut and worked as an industry consultant and management trainer (heading a company called TEAM) in Algeria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon.