Nour Shammout

Nour Shammout is the Associate Director for the Alliance for Data, Evaluation, and Policy Training (ADEPT) at J-PAL Global. In this role, she is helping to establish and activate a global network of institutions dedicated to empowering the next generation of students, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to innovate, test, and scale effective policies that improve lives worldwide.

Nour’s experience spans international organizations, the private sector, and government.

Before rejoining J-PAL, she served as Deputy Director of the Economic Directorate at the Office of His Majesty King Abdullah II, where she led a team focused on setting the strategic vision for Jordan’s economic policy and worked closely with government agencies to design economic policies and programs. Her background also includes roles at the World Bank, the International Labour Organization (ILO), and various positions within the Jordanian government, where she contributed to multiple strategic initiatives.

In the private sector, Nour was a Senior Economist at Strategy & Management Consulting firm in the UAE, where she established and led a unit focused on evidence and impact evaluation, advising a range of public and private sector clients.

Nour holds a master of public policy and a master of urban planning from the University of Michigan, as well as a bachelor degree in manufacturing engineering from Boston University.