Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Charles Lister, a brown-haired man usually seen sporting a short beard and round glasses, is a senior fellow and the director of extremism and counterterrorism at the Middle East Institute.
- He has made numerous TV appearances as an expert on the unrest in the Middle East, and is even a published author.
Personal Life :
- Charles grew up in the UK, but currently lives in Washington, D.C.
- He speaks both English and French and has written several books, including The Syrian Jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Evolution of an Insurgency and The Islamic State: A Brief Introduction.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
Bachelor’s :
- Because Charles achieved such high marks in 6th form (the UK’s rough equivalent of the last few years of American high school), as he wanted to attend a university that valued excellence as much as he did.
- He enrolled in the University of St. Andrews, a public university located in Scotland.
- He studied history and politics and quickly gained an interest in the strife coming from the Middle East.
- He graduated with his Bachelor’s degree after four years, then began his Master’s.
Master’s :
- Lister chose to remain at St. Andrews to pursue his master’s degree, and while he was there, he continued to focus on the Middle East, particularly the countries of Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Lebanon.
- Upon graduation, Lister earned 1st class honors and a Master’s degree in International Relations.
Job, Profession, Career and Net Worth :
Brookings
- After working as a lecturer during college, Charles began working for the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit policy organization that conducts research to solve civic issues at the local, national, and global level. Their headquarters are in Washington, D.C.
- Lister originally worked as a fellow for the Brookings Doha Center, a branch of the Brookings Institute located in Doha, Qatar.
- There, he conducted research on terrorism, security threats, and insurgency.
- Charles then began working as a Brookings analyst and as the head of MENA, an acronym for “Middle East and North Africa.” He oversaw all of the institute’s MENA research.
IHS
- Lister eventually left the Brookings Institute and began working at IHS, known today as IHS Markit due to a merger. The company gathers information and conducts research on business and global trends and consults with countries and business leaders on what kinds of practices they should use next.
- He worked for the IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre, where he worked with a global database of all recorded terrorism events and groups.
Middle East Institute
- Today, Lister works at the Middle East Institute, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The institute works to expand the knowledge that the average American has on culture and conflicts of the Middle East in an effort to foster understanding and peace.
- Lister continues to research terrorism and insurgency and can often be seen on major news networks speaking as an expert.