Marketing & Communications Officer, Skoll Global Threats Fund
Hania Abu-Eid is the Marketing and Communications Officer at the Skoll Global Threats Fund. In her role, Hania manages all aspects of the organization’s internal and external marketing and communications strategies as well as across its threat-specific initiatives. Prior to joining SGTF, Hania was a Communications Manager at Kiva Microfunds where she conceptualized ongoing marketing, branding, and PR campaigns garnering the highest site traffic in Kiva’s history. Prior to Kiva, Hania worked at Edelman PR. At Edelman, she created Sprout, a global service providing PR counsel to early stage startups, VCs, and small entrepreneurial ventures. In July 2013, Hania was invited to join the White House Champions of Change program after successfully leading a nationwide campaign as part of the official National Day of Civic Hacking.
Hania holds a B.A. in Communications and Marketing from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In her spare time, she serves as a mentor for organizations promoting the development of entrepreneurship in the Middle East. Hania also supports a variety of local and global humanitarian causes and believes that economic opportunity is a human right.