Dr Koser is the founding Executive Director of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), the global fund for preventing violent extremism. An academic by training, Dr Koser is a Professor of Conflict, Peace, and Security at the University of Maastricht, as well as a non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute. As a global advocate for migrants and refugees, Dr Koser chaired the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Migration for six years, edited the Journal of Refugee Studies, and was appointed MBE for services to asylum seekers and refugees. He chairs the Board of Trustees for the sustainable development charity Raleigh International.