Lian Ryan-Hume

Biography

Lian Ryan-Hume (Najami) is the first Arab-Israeli Rhodes Scholar, an inclusion advocate, and a sought-after international public speaker. Lian is the youngest member on two executive boards of Israeli NGOs: Mabat and 50:50 Startups. ​ Lian’s advocacy work, which has taken her around the world on several speaking tours, focuses on minority groups in Israel and beyond, the rights of people with disabilities, inclusion in the workforce and more. ​ Lian is determined and passionate about raising awareness to issues pertinent to minorities, acting as an advocate for patients, and promoting social change. Fluent in five languages, she was featured at the 2016 Forbes 30 under 30 summit in Israel for her leadership role within the Arab community and served in the US Senate as a Lantos Congressional Fellow in 2017. ​ As the first Arab-Israeli Rhodes Scholar, Lian has recently completed two Master degrees at the University of Oxford: an MSc in Comparative Social Policy and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) at the Blavatnik School of Government. She will be moving to Florence, Italy in Feb 2022 to start her Policy Leaders Fellowship at the EUI.