Meshal Alkhowaiter

Born and raised in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Meshal graduated three years ago from Cal State University-Northridge double-majoring in accounting and business administration. He then worked for two private companies in projects with the Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MLSD), covering research areas such as unemployment and social mobility challenges in the country. He co-authored several policy whitepapers including Saudi Arabia’ G20 2016 and 2017 responses submitted through (MLSD). In the past three years, Meshal has also worked at a local think tank in Saudi Arabia and co-authored a research paper testing the correlation between a student’s neighborhood location, family’s property value, with their standardized high-school exam test scores. In the future, Meshal would like to continue researching labor market and social mobility in the Kingdom and become the Minister of Labor and Social Development.

Is Privatization of State-Provided Services Doing More Harm than Good?

There has been increasing support for privatization in Saudi Arabia, with proponents arguing private entities can more efficiently provide services like health care and education than government can. But would higher efficiency come at a social cost?    A wave pushing for the privatization of public services has been gaining momentum in Saudi Arabia. In January […]