Meira Neggaz is the Executive Director of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) where she is responsible for the Institution’s overall leadership, representation, strategy, and growth.  She leads ISPU’s team to conduct and broadly disseminate research on the American Muslim community and issues impacting on it.  In this role, she frequently shares research findings and recommendations through media appearances, training workshops, public presentations, and targeted outreach to policy makers, media professionals, advocates, community, and religious leaders.  She hold a BA from Huron University, a Masters of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy focused on human rights law and development, and an International Health Certificate from Boston University.