Alex Ebsary brings more than a decade of experience in humanitarian assistance, development, and advocacy. Throughout his career he has worked with displaced and minority communities across the Middle East and Central Asia, including roles with the Kurdistan Regional Government, the UN World Food Programme, and IREX. He co-founded the NGO Music in Exile in 2018 to document the music and stories of displaced musicians, and worked with a Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh to publish the first English-language book of Rohingya folktales in 2021, with a second edition planned for 2026. He currently serves as Senior Regional Program Manager for the Middle East and Central Asia at Spirit of America.