Omar Alsawalha is a Finance and Operations Manager at the Stevens Initiative, where he oversees the Initiative’s financial, operational, and contractual functions. Omar’s areas of expertise include U.S. federal government awards, United Nations and foundations funding, and contracts and affiliation agreements with U.S. state and local governments. Prior to joining the Initiative, Omar served for more than six years as Finance Officer with iMMAP Inc., an international humanitarian assistance non-profit organization. Previously, he served as Procurement Administrator with the United Nations World Food Programme’s Regional Emergency Office, which focused on the crisis in Syria. Omar, originally from Jordan, holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minor in commercial law.