Fabienne has spent over twelve years working on human rights, political, civil society and anti-bribery issues in the MENA region and across the globe. She joined S-RM in 2018 and now co-leads the business’ dedicated investment migration due diligence team, working closely with clients to understand the regulatory and reputational risks they face every day, such as the provenance of funds originating in war economies, as well as news risks which are emerging for organisations in the space, such as child abduction. She also works with clients to understand and address the human rights and environmental impact of operations across their value chains.
Prior to joining S-RM, Fabienne was a MENA-focused researcher and case manager at two UK-headquartered global risk consultancies, delivering complex human rights due diligence, deal advisory, litigation support, regulatory compliance and asset providence assessments for high profile corporate, public sector and institutional clients. She joined the industry having worked as a TV producer and teacher in Syria between 2008 and 2011 and then as freelance journalist, focusing on labour rights in informal workforces in Jordan, in 2012. During this time, she also worked as a research assistant for a well-established UK-based Egyptian political scientist and with the Danish Refugee Council on project focused on statelessness in Libya.
Fabienne holds a BA in Arabic and Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.