Kholood Khair is the founder and director of Confluence Advisory, a 'think and do tank' founded in Khartoum, that works on three priority policy areas: peace and security, economy, and governance. This year, Kholood is part of the inaugural Yale Peace Fellows working on inclusive peace. 

In Sudan, during its short-lived transition to democracy, Kholood also hosted and co-produced Spotlight 249, Sudan's first English language political discussion and debate show aimed at young Sudanese. 

Kholood career has, for almost two decades, spanned the fields of research, aid programming, mediation and policy in Sudan and across the Horn of Africa. She has written research and analysis pieces for several international publications and has provided analyses for research and policy institutions worldwide. Kholood has briefed the UNSC twice, as well as testified in the US Congress, twice and UK Parliamentarians. 

Kholood has an MSC in Violence, Conflict and Development from SOAS, University of London and an MSC in African Studies form the University of Oxford.