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Maureen Abdelsayed

Oct 24, 2026

5:36
And then so, you know, why did you choose the path?
5:42
Yeah, I like to say that the job I'm in now kind of found me.
5:45
I didn't find it.
5:47
I really just went to law school at the advice of my former boss at an NGO back in New York, actually.
5:55
And she wanted to kind of fast track my career, working with the UN, working with different NGOs.
6:00
The only way you can really move up is if you have a Ph.D., You've been published, you've written books.
6:05
And so she said, listen, I really need you to get your Ph.D. or to get your doctorate.

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