Sherif Barsoum

Sherif Barsoum has been in the field of international education for more than 30 years. He is the Senior Associate Vice President for Global Services at New York University. Previously, he served as the Director of International Student and Scholar Services at Vanderbilt University for 8 years and spent 13 years as assistant director at the International Office at Ohio State University. He is an Adjunct Faculty at Steinhardt International Education Program in the College of Education at NYU teaching master students. Originally from Cairo, Egypt, Barsoum received his BA in political science and master’s degree in higher education administration from the Ohio State University. He completed coursework in the Ed.D. program at the University of Alabama (ABD). Barsoum regularly conducts training in intercultural programming and is engaged in public policy work on immigration. He has served on the NAFSA, CEA, Diversity Abroad, One to World, and AIEA boards. He is a passionate advocate for study abroad and international exchange, leading groups of students on short-term programs to Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.