Prior to joining AJ+, Dena (@dena) was a host and producer at HuffPost Live in New York, where she joined as part of the original launch team. There, she covered a variety of topics including global affairs, politics, lifestyle, and culture. Before that, Dena was with Al Jazeera Arabic in Washington, DC, producing its flagship show, Min (From) Washington. She produced interviews with prominent political figures including Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Gates, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Tony Blair, John McCain, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Dena is a native San Franciscan, and is fluent in Arabic. She holds a BA from UC Berkeley in International Development Studies and an MA from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.