Malia Bowkett

Malia Bowkett has nearly 20 years of experience in research, communications, and stakeholder engagement with a focus on the Middle East. Malia lived and worked in the Kurdish Region of Iraq for eight years, managing YouGov Iraq’s office. In this role, Malia oversaw company operations (research, multi-media content and strategic communications campaigns) and was responsible for multi-million dollar revenue annually. She left her leadership role in Kurdistan in 2018, and continued consulting for YouGov in Iraq through 2021 from her new home base in the US.

Upon returning to the US, Malia started working in real estate and continues to work as research consultant for research and communications companies across the Middle East. 

Malia holds a BA from Smith College (Economics) and an MSc. from the London School of Economics (Local Economic Development).