Julien Courson is a professional in the nonprofit sector with over 15 years of experience. He holds an MSc in Economics from Saint Joseph University (USJ) in Beirut and is a certified professional mediator from the Center for Professional Mediation at USJ and Université Catholique de Paris. He holds since 2018 the position of Executive Director at the Lebanese Transparency Association (LTA), the local chapter of Transparency International.
Prior to joining LTA, Julien worked as consultant, researcher & trainer in advocacy, conflict resolution, and governance. With more than 15 years of local and regional experience, Julien lead the strategic development of several local and regional initiatives and programs. He has consulted, throughout his career with numerous local and international organizations in areas ranging from good governance, conflict resolution and negotiation. Julien’s work experience has spanned Lebanon, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Morocco. He has been, from 2004 till 2015, a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics of Saint-Joseph University (USJ), and was selected by the European Union Delegation in 2010 to participate to the European Union Visiting Program in Brussels. Also, he participated in 2020 to the International Visitors Learning Program (IVLP) organized by the U.S. State Department. He also held the position of Executive Director at Association Libanaise pour l’Education et la Formation – ALEF between 2006 and 2010. His recent publications focus on the governance of the Oil and Gas sector in Lebanon.