Dr. Valentini Pappa

Dr. Valentini Pappa is Program Director of New Academic Initiatives at Georgetown University in Qatar, where she designs programs and curricula in international politics, security, environmental sustainability, energy education, and global challenges, and teaches three courses on renewable energy and the energy transition. She has more than 18 years of experience in university settings across Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. Previously at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University at Qatar, she led graduate studies and energy workforce initiatives and organized the annual C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium with the U.S. Department of Energy. She is co-editor of Energy Education in a Transitioning World and holds a PhD in Environmental Sustainability from the University of Edinburgh.