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From 2000 to 2009, he coordinated the Doctoral Program in International Relations and European Integration of the UAB. From 2000 to 2013, he has been co-director of the Institute for European Integration Studies in Mexico, an institution funded by the European Commission and the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico. He is the author of over a hundred publications (articles, book chapters and books) on economic integration, Latin America, Mediterranean economy, monetary institutions, and public choice.

She is also a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council for Africa. Badawi studied philosphy, politics and economics at Oxford University and she was awarded a master’s degree with distinction on Middle East history and anthropology at SOAS London University. Badawi is a former trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. She has been a board member of the British Council,  the Centre for Contemporary British History, a former Chair of the London-based freedom of speech campaign organization, Article 19, and a board member of the Overseas Development Institute.

Through her own production company she has produced and presented many programmes, including currently the definitive TV series of African history in association with UNESCO.  Zeinab has extensive experience in television and radio, working on a range of programmes. She is one of the most prominent broadcast journalists working in the field today.  In 2009 she was awarded International TV Personality of the Year by the Association of International Broadcasters, and was named in Powerlist 2012 and 2015 as one of Britain’s top 100 most influential members of the black community.  In 2016, Zeinab received the May Chidiac Foundation lifetime achievement award.  She is the current Chair of the Royal African Society, a Queen’s appointment to the Board of the Historic Royal Palaces, a trustee of BBC Media Action (the charitable arm of the BBC), a trustee of the Hampstead Theatre, a Vice-President of the United Nations Association UK, and a board member of the African Union Foundation.  She is also a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council for Africa. Zeinab is a former trustee of the National Portrait Gallery.  She has been a board member of the British Council, the Centre for Contemporary British History, a former Chair of the London based freedom of speech campaign organisation, Article 19, and a board member of the Overseas Development Institute.

Previously, he was Group CFO at Société Générale and Crédit Agricole, and managing director of Lazard. During the 2003 Evian G8 summit, Badré served as President Jacques Chirac’s deputy personal representative for Africa and as a spokesperson on new international financial contributions to fund development. He was on the World Panel on Financing Water Infrastructure and served in the French Ministry of Finance.