Reham Rizk serves as the Director of the Egypt Impact Lab (EIL), a collaborative initiative between the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and J-PAL MENA. This innovative partnership aims to strengthen poverty reduction policies by rigorously evaluating promising government programs. In this capacity as the Director of the Egypt Impact Lab, Rizk assumes a leadership role in steering the Lab’s strategic initiatives and ensuring the highest standards of research, policy outreach and capacity building. Her multifaceted responsibilities include providing both strategic and technical oversight, thereby shaping the trajectory of the Lab’s growth and impact. Rizk was the Head of the Modelling and Social Planning and Development Unit at the  Ministry of Planning and Economic Development. Simultaneously, she holds the position of an Associate Professor of Economics in the University of London at the European Universities in Egypt and in the Master’s Program in Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.