Wafa Al-Daily

Dr. Wafa Al-Daily is a senior urban planner and an international development expert with a demonstrated working history in academia, government agencies, NGOs, and the private sector. She is experienced in urbanization, metropolitan planning and governance, urban recovery/reconstruction, sustainable development, and slums and informal settlements. She is the Co-Founder of EHAAR International organization, and she leads the Arabia Chapter of the International Metropolitan Fellowship while being a member of the Board of Directors. She has held the Assistant Professor position within the College of Engineering at Sana’a University, and Associate Director for Global Initiatives for the Virginia Tech Center of International Research, Education and Development. She has worked in a consulting capacity for a number of national and international organizations, including the UNICEF, URBAConsulting/World Bank, Social Fund for Development, and Qatar National Research Fund. Dr. Al-Daily is an affiliated fellow and researcher of a number of centers and institutes, including the Center for Cooperative Problem Solving and Institute for Policy and Governance at Virginia Tech University, International Metropolitan Fellowship, American Planning Association, International Society of City and Regional Planners, Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities. She was a recipient of prestigious awards and fellowships, including the American Association of University Women International Fellowship and Who’s Who Among Students in the American Universities and Colleges. She earned a Ph.D. in Planning, Governance and Globalization from Virginia Tech University, a Master of City and Regional Studies from Rutgers University, and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from Sana’a University.