Dr. Sherine Ghoneim was the Director, GDN Cairo Office and Director of GDNet, a knowledge hub that brings together and communicates policy-relevant research from the Global South, she is leading to position the program as an internationally recognized focal point/ knowledge broker for development research to inform policy debate. She has more than 15 years of experience in the field of knowledge networks and research communications capacity building. Sherine is the lead person on strategic development and management of the GDNet program since 2001 having previously worked as Information and Communications Manager at the Economic Research Forum for five years. Sherine holds a PhD in Information Management (The Management School, Imperial College, UK), an MSc in Management (Boston University, London Campus), completed a number of studies towards an MA in Economics from the American University in Cairo and has a BA in Economics, minor Computer Science from the American University in Cairo. Sherine’s academic experience at the Faculty of Computers and Information, Cairo University is in teaching strategic planning, information systems project management and national strategies for developing information systems and e-business solutions. During that tenure Sherine also had teaching assignments with the Management School, American University in Cairo.