Khalil Bitar is the Vice-Chair of EvalYouth Global Network; Founder of the Palestinian Evaluation Association (PEA); Co-Founder of EvalYouth MENA Regional Chapter; and Board Member of the MENA Evaluation Network (EvalMENA). He works as an (internal and external) evaluator and M&E specialist with multiple international organizations across Europe and the MENA region. Currently, Khalil is completing his doctoral research at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Germany. His research interests include evaluation in conflict-affected and fragile states, national evaluation systems, policy evaluation, and social justice, equity-focused, and youth participatory evaluation.