Meet the Associate

Celeste Abourjeili

Office of the Marketing Communication and Public Affairs

A New York City native, Celeste Abourjeili graduated from Columbia University and Sciences Po with bachelor’s degrees in political science and Middle Eastern studies. Abourjeili spent her time at university studying political options for the Global South. Alongside her studies, she volunteered in Lebanon and at the Franco-Italian border, writing her Sciences Po thesis on refugee education. Abourjeili was both a Saltzman Scholar and Kraft Global Fellow at Columbia. Outside of class, she was a leader in student groups ranging from Model UN to various campus publications, in her free time playing backgammon with her peers and dancing with Columbia’s Middle Eastern dance troupe. In Cairo, you can find Abourjeili exploring the city’s culture at Zawya Cinema, the Institut Français, or local concerts and flea markets.