Nagham ElHoussamy coordinates research at Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) as the Associate director for Research, School of Business, American University in Cairo (AUC).

Nagham holds a BA in Political Science, specializing in International Law and International Relations. Upon graduating in 2009, Nagham started work as an Economic Researcher in the Macro-Fiscal Policy Unit at the Egyptian Ministry of Finance, while simultaneously pursuing her graduate studies. She holds an MA, Economics in International Development at AUC. While studying for her Master’s, El Houssamy also did an internship at the ICT Policies Unit of the United Nations Economic and Social Council for West Asia (UN ESCWA) in Beirut. Nagham is the North Africa Hub Coordinator at Open AIR.