Dawud Ansari

 Dawud Ansari
  • Energy & Development Economics

Areas of Expertise:
Energy & climate; Political economy; Geopolitics; (Sustainable) development; Energy access; Foresight; GCC/Yemen

Membership:
since 2023

Contact

Majan Council, Oman & Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

TU Berlin Science Marketing EUREF-Campus
Hardenbergstr. 16-18
HBS1, Room 510
10623 Berlin
Germany

dawud.alansari(at)majancouncil.org
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About me

Combining expertise in economics, political science, engineering, foresight, and other fields, my work addresses critical global and regional challenges in energy, climate, geopolitics, and development.

As President of Muscat-based Majan Council, I direct research and dialogues shaping the region’s strategic priorities while advising high-level decision-makers in the GCC and Germany. In this capacity, I also provide insights that bridge policy, strategy, and action. Previously, at SWP Berlin, I advanced research and diplomacy on hydrogen geopolitics, EU-GCC relations, and regional stability. As an adjunct professor at the Berlin Institute of Technology (TU Berlin), I examine economic, political, and societal dynamics influencing transformation in the Arab World. Additionally, as Director of the Energy Access and Development Program and Chairman of the Foundation Nord-Süd-Brücken, I shape development policy and build Yemen's rural energy and water infrastructure.

Joining AGYA allows me to foster Arab-Arab-German collaboration, uniting academic, private, and public institutions from both regions.


Academic Career
2024 - todayPresident, Majan Council for Foresight, Strategic Affairs, and Energy
2024 - todayChairman of the Board, Stiftung Nord-Süd-Brücken
2022 - 2024Researcher, Global Issues division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
2021 - 2025Visting scholar, Energy, Transportation, Environment department, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
2021 - 2024Board member, Stiftung Nord-Süd-Brücken
2020 - todayAdjunct professor, Berlin Institute of Technology (Technische Universität Berlin)
2019 - todayIndependent Consultant & Coach
2015 - todayDirector, Energy Access and Development Program (EADP)
2016 - 2021Research associate, Energy, Transportation, Environment department, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
2015 - 2020Lecturer, School of Energy Engineering, Berlin Institute of Technology (TU Berlin)
2019PhD Energy and Resource Economics, Life Science Faculty, Humbdolt University of Berlin & Graduate Centre, DIW Berlin
2016MSc Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin & Johns Hopkins University
2013 - 2016Research assistant, Economics of Change unit, Berlin Social Science Centre (WZB)
My Commitment to AGYA
Acting German Co-President of AGYA (since 2024)
Member in Charge of the Working Group Energy, Water and Environment
Member in Charge of the Working Group Dynamics of Transformation
Member in Charge of the Working Group Innovation