Sara Aly El Sayed

Sara is co-director of the Biomimicry Center, and an assistant research professor at the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, at Arizona State University. She completed a post-doc in public interest technology and the focus of her Ph.D. was on Regenerative Practices in Arid Regions. She is the co-founder of Nawaya, a social enterprise working as a catalyst to transition small-scale farmer communities in Egypt into more sustainable ones through education and research. She is also the co-founder of Dayma, a company responsible for outdoor environmental education, teaching young adults about biomimicry and local Egyptian communities. She is an avid traveler and enjoys tasting foods, cooking, and interacting with people through food experiences. Before moving to the United States, she sat on the board of Slow Food International representing North Africa. Currently, she sits on the board of Slow Food Phoenix, as the Chair of advocacy and policy group and is actively involved in Seed-related issues in Slow Food USA.