Youself was a Visiting Fellow with the Kuwait Programme, LSE Middle East Centre. Yousef is an Assistant Professor at Kuwait University’s College of Business Administration in the Information Systems and Operations Management Department. Prior to obtaining his Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University, Yousef worked at Ernst and Young on projects related to IT consulting, project management, and business process re-engineering.

Yousef's current project with the Middle East Centre investigates the health sector supply chain of Kuwait. His general research revolves around supply management topics in the health sector, including the cost of medical supplies and devices, supply chain integration, the role of purchasing alliances, and the physicians' role in the supply chain.