Mina Ayad is an Assistant professor of Economics at the American University in Cairo. He is specialized in international trade and globalization issues. Sami worked as an Economist and Researcher at Business France (Ministry of Economics) in Paris, France and an Economic Advisor at Delta Research Center, Cairo, Egypt. He also worked as a lecturer at Tours University, France. Sami received his PhD in Economics from Tours University co-supervised with Orleans University in France. He received his MA in International Economics from Tours University. Ayad's current research interests are in International Trade, Conflicts and globalization.