Trusted Across 16 MENA Markets

Jabi Consulting brings global expertise, local insight, and AI-driven solutions to MENA's most complex challenges.

Strategic advisory, capture & business development, MEL, and AI-enabled programs — built for the Middle East and North Africa.

Jabi Consulting bridges international development, private sector growth, and strategic advisory across the Middle East and North Africa.

16
MENA Markets
$185M+
Portfolio Growth · 2024–25
25+
Years Of MENA Practice
13
Donor & Prime Partners
Trusted by leading institutions and partners
USAID U.S. Department of State The World Bank Chemonics International Palladium Panagora IBI World Learning Helvetas Social Impact Alutiiq IDG URC
What We Do

Six Practices. One Mandate: Outcomes.

Specialized teams aligned to the questions our clients actually ask — from capture to delivery.

01 / BD & Capture

Strategic Capture & Business Development

High win-rate capture strategy, proposal writing, and color-team support for federal & international development opportunities across MENA.

02 / MEL

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

Robust MEL frameworks, mixed-methods evaluations, and learning systems that show what's working — and what isn't.

03 / Strategy

Strategy & Advisory

Senior advisory for U.S. firms, governments, and MENA institutions on market entry, partnerships, and long-horizon positioning.

04 / Research

Research & Assessments

Sector assessments, political-economy analysis, and field-validated research across the Gulf, Levant, Maghreb, and Horn.

05 / AI & Youth

AI, Youth Employment & Innovation

AI-ready operating models, Positive Youth Development programs, and workforce systems designed for MENA's demographic reality.

06 / Capacity

Training & Capacity Building

Tailored training, organizational development, and institutional strengthening — delivered in Arabic and English.

Where We Work

16 Markets. One Region. Built On The Ground.

Active engagements and partner networks across the Gulf, the Levant, the Maghreb, and the Horn — anchored by offices in Reston, Virginia and Nablus, Palestine.

GCC market entry — Gulf business advisory
HQ · Reston, VA
Why Jabi

Strategic value for U.S. firms expanding into the Middle East.

We sit at the intersection of U.S. federal practice and MENA market reality — and we move at the speed of both.

8(a) SBA-certified small business (application pending)Eligible for sole-source and set-aside federal contracts.
High win-rates in capture & BDFederal proposal writing, capture, and color-team review.
Deep MENA insights & networksTrusted relationships across ministries, primes, and partners.
Technology, AI, defense, health, educationCross-sector delivery experience aligned to growth markets.
AI & Future Economy

Where AI meets MENA — on the ground.

From youth coding labs in the Gulf to solar infrastructure in Egypt and agritech across the region — applied technology, designed for real markets.

Precision agriculture in the Middle East
Agritech & Data
Smart agriculture for food-system resilience
Smart-city deployment across the Gulf
Digital Infrastructure
Smart-city systems & clean-energy deployment
Our Team & Associates

Multilingual MENA Operators. Deep Donor & Private-Sector Networks.

A core team in Washington and Nablus, supported by senior advisors spanning USAID, the World Bank, ILO, MIT, and four decades of MENA market practice.

Jabi Consulting team — Washington & Nablus offices
Hisham Jabi
Hisham Jabi
Founder & CEO
Entrepreneur, international development leader, and thought partner on the future of work for MENA youth — with a current focus on AI & digital transformation at regional scale. Founder of MABCO, PITA, Juzoor and the Palestine Economic Forum. Senior advisor to the World Bank, ILO, UNOPS, and USAID. Holds an MBA and a master's in Information Technology.
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Emily Kenward
Emily Kenward
Project Associate
Passionate about the climate–conflict–gender nexus and women in peacebuilding. Contributed to water diplomacy efforts between Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Jordan. BS Environmental Biology + BA International Relations (Tulane). MA Conflict Resolution & Mediation (Tel Aviv University). MA Environment, Development and Peace (UPEACE).
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Emily Costello
Emily Costello
Administrative & Business Development Assistant
Master's student at the Elliott School of International Affairs (GWU). BA Global & International Studies and Middle Eastern Studies (Bard). Worked with the Tahrir Institute, the Jordanian Embassy, the Arab Center Washington DC, the Middle East Policy Council, and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy.
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Larry Cooley
Larry Cooley
Senior Technical Advisor
Founder and President Emeritus of Management Systems International. Four decades of strategic management, public sector reform, and international development experience — rooted in UNDP, World Bank, and Peace Corps. Has guided numerous global public management initiatives and advised heads of governments and international agencies.
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Marina Fanning
Marina Fanning
Corporate Oversight Advisor
Has advised Jabi Consulting on strategy and economic development tools since its inception. Almost four decades as EVP for Management Systems International (MSI), which she helped establish. Directed MSI's Career Management for Women program. MS Organizational Development (American University). Fluent in Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
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Larry Garber
Larry Garber
Senior Advisor
International development expert. Senior USAID official for 15+ years, including 5 as Mission Director for USAID/West Bank–Gaza — one of the agency's most politically sensitive posts. Led USAID's Arab Spring strategic-planning response. Extensive experience in election monitoring & democratization with the UN and OSCE. Queens College (political science) + Columbia (law & international affairs).
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Hisham Kassab, PhD
Hisham Kassab, PhD
Technology Advisor
PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. Previously at Booz Allen Hamilton. Extensive IT experience; passionate about applying Artificial Intelligence to the world's toughest development problems.
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Karla Yoder
Karla Yoder
Senior Workforce Expert
20+ years designing and advising workforce and economic-development programs across the U.S., the Middle East, and Africa. Workforce strategy & systems design for World Learning, Global Communities, and the D.C. Workforce Investment Council. Focus on translating evidence into practice for sustainable economic inclusion.
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Latest insights

What our team is watching.

Monthly briefings on the political economy, labor markets, and growth signals across MENA.

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