Dedicated experts with a proven record of success

There are over 18 nationalities represented in our permanent team of 50+ staff. We are based in the contexts we study.

We believe that long-term, sustainable impact depends on committing to a presence in country, and developing local expertise and research capacity. With offices in Afghanistan (Kabul), Germany (Berlin), Kenya (Nairobi), Netherlands (The Hague), Tunisia (Tunis) and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai), our team is composed of researchers, managers, and operations staff who make it possible for us to operate in some of the world’s most challenging environments while maintaining high standards of research. The profiles of some of our local colleagues have been kept private for safety purposes.

Samuel Hall’s core team of researchers, operations and partnerships teams make what we do possible. 

To further our mission of connecting the voices of change makers worldwide to societies, we have launched the Samuel Hall Fellowship, through which we recognise dynamic and exceptional colleagues, partners and other individuals - including local, refugee and other migrant researchers from Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Europe, India and Australia. Know more about our SH fellows here.

Our Experts

Executive Directors & Co-founders

Dr Nassim Majidi
Founder, Executive Director,
Research & Policy Pillar Lead

Hervé Nicolle
Founder, Executive Director of Development

Programmes Unit

Research Team

Sheila Mwathi
Research Assistant

Carolina Viana
Research Programme Coordinator

Lelei Cheruto
Project Lead

Pauline Reyss
Senior Research Assistant

Research Operations Unit

Ibrahim Ramazani
Area Coordinator

Hakimullah Atiqee
Operations Lead

Finance & Administration Unit

Finance Team

Faith Chepkorir
Finance Lead

John Karanja
Junior Finance Lead

Partnerships Unit

Partnerships Team

Kelly Wachira
Proposal and Events Assistant

Aditi Merchant
Proposal Writer

Harish Vikram
Proposal Writer