Ronnie Chatah is a political commentator, writer, editor and podcaster. He hosts The Beirut Banyan podcast - a conversation-based series covering all aspects of modern Lebanese history. He previously hosted MTV podcast and produced several local podcasts including social work research hub SWorld. Ronnie frequently appears on CNN, BBC, TRT and Al Arabiya English. He is also a regular presenter friend for AlJazeera English. Ronnie has written opinion editorials for New Lies Magazine, The National, L’Orient-Le Jour and NOWLebanon. His policy-focused analysis has appeared in Politico and The Middle East Journal. He was also a speaker at Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s Thirty For More anniversary and Beirut Talks Freedom forum. Ronnie serves as a board member for the Lokman Slim Foundation and recently hosted a live discussion series on impunity at the REMAINING photography exhibition. He also spoke and contributed to the Justice for Lebanon conference. Ronnie founded WalkBeirut - an internationally recognized storytelling-themed walking tour of Beirut. WalkBeirut was featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Voice of America and BBC Radio 4. He was a communications consultant for the Issam Fares Institute at The American University of Beirut. He earlier worked as a public information officer for UNRWA and as a copyeditor at The George Washington University’s Elliott School for International Affairs.