Professor of Practice
Schar School of Policy and Government
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Biography
A seasoned executive and international consultant with more than 25 years of advocacy, business, and government relations experience, David Ramadan served two terms in the Virginia House of DelegatesÌý(2012-16). His finesse for cultivating relationshipsÌýandÌýworking across the aisle has enabled him to advise political candidates for president, governor, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House.Ìý
Ramadan is a 1993 and 1995 alumnus of George Mason Ä¢¹½AV and is now a Professor of Practice on the faculty. From 2010 to 2012, he was a member of the George Mason Ä¢¹½AV Board of Visitors, appointed by the governor of Virginia.ÌýÌý
Ramadan emigrated to theÌýUnited States from Lebanon in 1989 after attending International College in Beirut.ÌýHe graduated from Mason with a bachelor’s degree in government and politics, and a master’s degree in international trade and transactions. Ramadan completed graduate studies at Oxford Ä¢¹½AV, the American Graduate School of Business in Geneva, Johns Hopkins Ä¢¹½AV, and Georgetown Ä¢¹½AV.ÌýHe earned a Doctor of Education degree in leadership and learning in organizations at Vanderbilt Ä¢¹½AV.Ìý
Ramadan is frequently quoted in national publications such as theÌýNew York Times,ÌýtheÌý±á¾±±ô±ô,Ìý³Ù³ó±ðÌýWashington Post, theÌýRichmond Times-Dispatch, and theÌýRoanoke Times. He also makes frequent appearances on television and radio, includingÌýCNN,ÌýNPR,ÌýFranceÌý24,ÌýAl Arabiyah,ÌýandÌýMTVÌýLebanon.