Our Team

GRADUATES IN SECURITY

JOnathan Robinson | Founder

Jonathan Robinson is a specialist in aid worker security, conflict analysis, and humanitarian access. With nearly a decade of experience working in the Middle East, Jonathan has collaborated with numerous local, regional, and international humanitarian, civil society, security, and peacebuilding organizations in complex emergencies and post conflict settings.

His work has included supporting The Carter Center’s Syria conflict resolution program, the International NGO Safety Organization’s (INSO) Syria team, Caritas Switzerland’s Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Ukraine programs, The Halo Trust’s Yemen program, as well as the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) in Syria. Prior to joining the humanitarian security sector, Jonathan worked as a security analyst for a private security company in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and southern Iraq. He currently supports a professional military education institution in the New England area and is a global fellow at Brown University’s Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies (CHRHS).

Jonathan holds a Masters in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies from the University of Edinburgh, and an undergraduate degree in archaeology from Durham University. He runs Graduates in Security in his personal capacity and the views expressed here are his alone.