Strategy & Operations Associate
EDUCATION
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY New York City, USA
Master of Public Administration – Advanced Policy & Economic Analysis, Management May 2019
Leadership: Vice President 2018, SIPA Consulting Club
• Spearheaded the Club’s annual strategy to organize 4 career events, weekly casing boot camps and alumni networks
LAHORE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Lahore, Pakistan
Bachelor of Science (Honors), Double Major in Economics and Political Science May 2016
Leadership: Vice President 2015, Lahore School of Economics Association of Debaters
• Organized national debate tournaments and represented LSE at 3 international forums
EXPERIENCE
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK OF CANADA (BDC) Montreal, Canada
Graduate Capstone Project Manager, Venture Capital for Industrial Growth Dec 2018 – Jun 2019
• Owned end-to-end delivery of developing strategy on sustainable investments in AI manufacturing, mining and data analytics
• Successfully pitched three-year strategy to Partners for creating focused investment vehicles by identifying funding priorities and conducting sector research
• Interviewed startup CIO’s, technologists, venture capitalists and researchers to benchmark high-return local use cases
• Led a diverse team of 10 by successfully managing capabilities, assigning and monitoring tasks for producing quality recommendations
NEW LAB New York City, USA
Strategy Consultant, NYCEDC Smart Cities Project May – Nov 2018
• Led Smart Cities research for AI startups to expand product lines in public data analytics for economic development and mobility
• Analyzed data to improve efficiency of Brooklyn’s road transportation network by providing insights on mobility, road safety, and environmental resiliency
• Developed a consortium of public-private entities including Department of Transportation, NYCEDC, and technology start-ups to foster data exchange for evidence-based policy outcomes
EARTH INSTITUTE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY New York City, USA
Research and Policy Associate, UNESCO Sep – Dec 2017
• Collated evidence from the field and co-authored a publication with UNESCO targeting 10 East and West African governments on youth employment market and educational policy reforms
ITA CENTER FOR EDUCATION Lahore, Pakistan
Research and Policy Associate, Dubai Cares Mar 2016 – Apr 2017
• Led program management and implementation for a nationally scaled project on enrolment of 35000 out-of-school children
• Managed the program diligently by streamlining SOPs, implementing a transformative data collection system, monitoring operations, training field workers, and ensuring time and cost savings for the organization
• Led a team of 40 data collectors to monitor research, identify loopholes and streamline data management systems in field offices
• Conducted a randomized control trial (RCT) covering 8,000 children to assess learning of students and determine impact of ITA’s out-of-school children program
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH IN PAKISTAN (CERP) Lahore, Pakistan
Research Intern, Abdul Jamil Latif Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Jun – Aug 2015
• Carried out behavioral research to analyze procurement trends in under-resourced rural districts in Punjab as part of CERP’s RCT on ascertaining the operational efficiency of local procurement officers
• Collected and managed procurement data from state officers across 10 government departments of Punjab; identified critical gaps in procurement practices and made recommendations on compressing contract approval and fund disbursement procedures
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Skills and Languages: Financial Modelling, Data Visualization, STATA, R, SQL, and MS Office; fluent in English & Urdu
• Activities: Eight years of winning public speaking career, hiked four highest base camps in Pakistan, regular field travel to explore communities, cultures and local innovation
EDUCATION
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY New York City, USA
Master of Public Administration – Advanced Policy & Economic Analysis, Management May 2019
Leadership: Vice President 2018, SIPA Consulting Club
• Spearheaded the Club’s annual strategy to organize 4 career events, weekly casing boot camps and alumni networks
LAHORE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Lahore, Pakistan
Bachelor of Science (Honors), Double Major in Economics and Political Science May 2016
Leadership: Vice President 2015, Lahore School of Economics Association of Debaters
• Organized national debate tournaments and represented LSE at 3 international forums
EXPERIENCE
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK OF CANADA (BDC) Montreal, Canada
Graduate Capstone Project Manager, Venture Capital for Industrial Growth Dec 2018 – Jun 2019
• Owned end-to-end delivery of developing strategy on sustainable investments in AI manufacturing, mining and data analytics
• Successfully pitched three-year strategy to Partners for creating focused investment vehicles by identifying funding priorities and conducting sector research
• Interviewed startup CIO’s, technologists, venture capitalists and researchers to benchmark high-return local use cases
• Led a diverse team of 10 by successfully managing capabilities, assigning and monitoring tasks for producing quality recommendations
NEW LAB New York City, USA
Strategy Consultant, NYCEDC Smart Cities Project May – Nov 2018
• Led Smart Cities research for AI startups to expand product lines in public data analytics for economic development and mobility
• Analyzed data to improve efficiency of Brooklyn’s road transportation network by providing insights on mobility, road safety, and environmental resiliency
• Developed a consortium of public-private entities including Department of Transportation, NYCEDC, and technology start-ups to foster data exchange for evidence-based policy outcomes
EARTH INSTITUTE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY New York City, USA
Research and Policy Associate, UNESCO Sep – Dec 2017
• Collated evidence from the field and co-authored a publication with UNESCO targeting 10 East and West African governments on youth employment market and educational policy reforms
ITA CENTER FOR EDUCATION Lahore, Pakistan
Research and Policy Associate, Dubai Cares Mar 2016 – Apr 2017
• Led program management and implementation for a nationally scaled project on enrolment of 35000 out-of-school children
• Managed the program diligently by streamlining SOPs, implementing a transformative data collection system, monitoring operations, training field workers, and ensuring time and cost savings for the organization
• Led a team of 40 data collectors to monitor research, identify loopholes and streamline data management systems in field offices
• Conducted a randomized control trial (RCT) covering 8,000 children to assess learning of students and determine impact of ITA’s out-of-school children program
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH IN PAKISTAN (CERP) Lahore, Pakistan
Research Intern, Abdul Jamil Latif Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Jun – Aug 2015
• Carried out behavioral research to analyze procurement trends in under-resourced rural districts in Punjab as part of CERP’s RCT on ascertaining the operational efficiency of local procurement officers
• Collected and managed procurement data from state officers across 10 government departments of Punjab; identified critical gaps in procurement practices and made recommendations on compressing contract approval and fund disbursement procedures
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Skills and Languages: Financial Modelling, Data Visualization, STATA, R, SQL, and MS Office; fluent in English & Urdu
• Activities: Eight years of winning public speaking career, hiked four highest base camps in Pakistan, regular field travel to explore communities, cultures and local innovation