Mr Elsayed is a Senior Research Analyst with the Costs and Supply Chain team at S&P GLobal Comodity Insights. He has an interdisciplinary professional background combining global security, development policy, and international business.

Prior to joining S&P GLobal Comodity Insights, Mr Elsayed worked as a senior research analyst at Infomineo, through which he cooperated with the team of one of the three biggest global consulting companies to help multinational businesses expand their investments in the MENA region, primarily GCC countries. Islam's experience includes working for both the public and private sectors in the MENA region. After graduation, he worked as a research assistant at the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), affiliated with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His specialization area was transnational threats, with a particular focus on combating human trafficking and smuggling of migrants. Later, he joined the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), affiliated with the Cabinet of Egypt, as a Policy Researcher to work on economic development and crisis response amid the Covid-19 pandemic. He also interned at the Department of Economic Affairs at the League of Arab States, the Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU), and London International Development Centre. Islam attended several summer programs in the US, Lebanon, and Denmark on International relations, public policy and urban studies.

Islam holds a BSc degree in political science from the British University in Egypt. He previously published with the Atlantic Council and the Arab Council for social sciences.