Hala El-Ramly is associate professor of economics at The American University in Cairo (AUC). She holds a BA in economics from AUC (1985) and earned her MA and PhD in economics in 1993 and 1998 respectively from the University of Houston.  

El-Ramly joined AUC in 1999. Before coming to AUC, she worked at Team International Management Consultants and the University of Houston.

El-Ramly's research interests are in the area of macroeconomics and international monetary economics.