Ola Mohajer is a senior program officer in the Africa Center. She joined USIP after working for government in Canada as a senior policy advisor on matters of international trade and government transparency. Mohajer has worked for the United Nations, consulting on barriers to refugee employment in Jordan, and as an officer focused on strategy and coordination in Zimbabwe. Her main areas of interest include participation and inclusion in policymaking, peace processes, and programming.

Mohajer holds a master’s in international affairs from Columbia University and two bachelor’s from the University of Calgary.