An honours graduate in Business and Computing, and former Managing Director of the Marketing Force IT communications consultancy, Anita Hunt returned to the workplace in a more technical role after a career break to raise her family, rapidly progressing to management of IT development and business transformation projects. She now applies her analytical and organizational experience in support of civil society groups in the MENA region and beyond. She maintains a weblog and social media accounts with frequent updates about current events and issues. Anita is an occasional guest speaker at seminars and conferences.