Valentin d’Hauthuille is the Gulf Research Manager at ACLED. In this role, he is responsible for data collection in the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, including for the Yemen conflict, and contributes to analysis. Prior to this role, he was the Research Manager for ACLED’s pilot project on religious repression and disorder, which covered seven MENA countries, and he previously worked as a Yemen Researcher. Beside ACLED, he has also worked at UN in Lebanon and in the defense sector in France. Valentin holds an MSc in Middle East Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, UK.