An economist and expert in social media technologies, Gutelius is frequently consulted for his views on political risks and trends in the Middle East and Africa. A Senior Consulting Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University, he has written widely on US foreign policy, corporate governance and development in the Middle East and Africa, and new trends in social media. He co-founded and served as CTO for Social Kinetics, a technology company based in Silicon Valley. He has led or advised more than 20 development projects in the Middle East, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa for clients including USAID, IBM, El-Karama, Kiva, and the United Nations Foundation.

Previously, Gutelius was a Visiting Professor at Stanford University. Gutelius holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in Economic History from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in History from Principia College. He speaks Hassaniyya, Darija, Arabic and French.

Most of Chorin's career has been spent advising multinational companies on Middle East/Africa-related development strategies. A former diplomat, Chorin was posted to Libya and the United Arab Emirates. From 2007-2008, he was a contributor, then member of the Obama Campaign's Middle East Policy Group, focused on Iran and Libya, and for most of 2008, a Sr. Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is Non-Resident Fellow at the Dubai School of Government (DSG).