The manager and founder of Al Hayek for Environmental Consultancy (2010). Educated in Jordan and United Kingdom; he has PhD and MSc in Chemical Engineering (1994) from University of Wales Swansea, a BSc in Chemical Engineering (1989) from Jordan University of Science & Technology.
Bassam Hayek worked for 15 years at the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) of Jordan, he started in 1994 as a researcher at the Environment Research Centre (ERC) of RSS, became the head of the Environmental Studies Division in 1996, then the Director of ERC (2000 – 2009). He fully dedicated his time to developing ERC projects, programmes and activities including the cleaner production, hazardous material management, environmental assessment, and environmental bio-safety. He became an independent consultant for environment and sustainability in 2010 and established his firm “Al Hayek Environmental Consultancy”. He is active in promoting key topics and tools for advancing environmental performance such as sustainable consumption and production, integrated environmental resources management, chemical safety and security, and good environmental governance.