AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion

Biography

A. Karim Ahmed, Ph.D., is the Director of the International Program at the National Council for Science and the Environment and the President of the Global Children's Health and Environment Fund, both non-governmental organizations based in Washington, DC. Previously, he was Senior Fellow and Deputy Director at the World Resources Institute's Program on Health, Environment and Development as well as the Research Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council in New York City. Currently, Dr. Ahmed serves as the Program Director of Georgetown University's Center for the Study of Science and Religion. He has served on a number of high level advisory committees and technical panels for national governments, international agencies, and scientific institutions.