Prior to this position, she worked with the French Development Agency in East-Jerusalem to refine its strategic interventions in the local development sector in order to enhance the resilience of the most vulnerable communities. In 2011-12, she co-led a post-revolution project in Cairo for GIZ to promote civic engagement and political participation among the youth in low-income areas. Some of her professional experience includes organizing successful advocacy campaigns for an international women’s rights organization in New York City, advising the Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education on cross-national partnership-building, and running an award-winning university-based consulting company. Lahlou holds a master’s degree in public affairs from Sciences Po Paris, and a master’s degree in public policy from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.