Aisha is a political scientist and a MIT PhD. Candidate with a research interest in agro-geopolitics and sustainable agricultural development. Her more recent work focuses on how to guide food systems towards more sustainable outcomes. Aisha holds a MSc in International Development Studies from Wageningen University and Research. Before her MSc, she obtained a BSc in International Studies from Leiden University. She worked for a microfinance organization in Tanzania, where she trained young entrepreneurs to become financially independent. She worked as a research intern at the Clingendael Institute's Department of Business and Peace Horn of Africa. Aisha is passionate about photography and long-distance cycling, and has always dreamed of making the journey from Cairo to Cape Town by bike. More recently, Aisha conducted a 8000km biking journey across Europe, the Middle-East and Africa, cycling from farm to farm documenting regenerative agricultural practices.