Yasmeen Al-Eryani is Executive Director for Knowledge Production at the Sana’a Center, where she leads the Center’s research and knowledge production on political transformation and security, transitional justice, economic recovery, the environment, and women’s inclusion. She also curates the Yemen International Forum, the largest Yemeni-led peace conference, and previously served as the Center’s Director of Research.

Her expertise focuses on conflict politics and mediation in Yemen, with a particular interest in how domestic and regional dynamics shape peace processes amid a retreating multilateral system. She has briefed the UN Security Council and regularly contributes to regional and international policy discussions on Yemen. She has advised on PeaceTech in political processes in the MENA region and previously worked with UNDP Yemen on governance and public institution-building.

With an academic background in political science, Yasmeen is a PhD candidate at the Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI), Tampere University in Finland. She holds degrees from the University of Helsinki and Georgetown University and is a member of the ECFR MENA Women in Peacebuilding Network and the Global Peacebuilders Network.