Bridging Education and Employment

A senior Pakistani civil servant with over three decades of distinguished experience in public administration, governance, economic management, public policy, and institutional leadership. He currently serves as Director General of the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA), Islamabad. His career includes serving as Secretary, Ministry of Aviation; Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce; Secretary, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan; Secretary of the School Education & Literacy, Investment, and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Departments, Government of Sindh; Commissioner Hyderabad Division; and Deputy Secretary General (Economic Growth & Transport) at the Economic Cooperation Organization, Tehran. He holds an M.Sc. in International Development from the University of Manchester.

A senior communications and public diplomacy professional who served as Minister (Press) at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York. A retired officer of Pakistan's Information Group, he projected Pakistan's perspective on key international and multilateral issues — coordinating media strategies during UN General Assembly sessions, Security Council engagements, and major international conferences. He is widely respected for his professionalism and his contribution to Pakistan's public diplomacy and media engagement at the international level.

A dedicated medical professional with clinical experience in emergency medicine, acute care, and critical care management, currently pursuing her FCPS Residency in Emergency Medicine at POF Hospital, Wah Cantt. She holds an MBBS from Bolan Medical College, Quetta, and has served as a Medical Officer at THQ Hospital Kamoke, THQ Hospital Kharian, and Cheema Heart Complex, Gujranwala. BLS and ACLS certified, she is committed to advancing emergency healthcare through clinical excellence and evidence-based practice.

A senior officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service in BS-22, the highest grade of Pakistan's civil bureaucracy, with a distinguished career spanning more than three decades. He served as Federal Secretary, Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division, overseeing national policies for poverty reduction, social protection, and welfare — coordinating across federal ministries, provincial governments, and development partners to strengthen Pakistan's social safety net and improve service delivery for vulnerable communities.

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Pakistan Refinery Limited, leading the organization through strategic modernization and refinery expansion. A seasoned business leader with more than 24 years of local and international experience across energy, petrochemicals, infrastructure, and finance, he has held senior executive roles with Pakistan State Oil, HUBCO, Engro Group, and Credit Suisse, and has executed financial transactions exceeding US$5 billion. He holds an MBA from LUMS.

A senior officer of the Government of Sindh, currently serving as Additional Secretary (Services) in the Services, General Administration & Coordination Department, responsible for personnel administration, service policies, career management, and administrative reforms. She earlier served as Deputy Secretary, Universities & Boards Department, working on higher education administration and university governance. She is recognized for her professionalism, administrative competence, and commitment to public service.

Waqar Sherazi

Member

A development sector specialist and public policy consultant with more than 17 years of experience in social protection, poverty alleviation, disaster risk reduction, monitoring and evaluation, research, and programme management. He is widely recognized for his long association with the Benazir Income Support Programme, where he served as Evaluation Design & Technical Lead for impact evaluations of BISP's unconditional and conditional cash transfer programmes in collaboration with Oxford Policy Management.

Rana Iftikhar Raza

Executive Director

An experienced Education Management Information System (EMIS) specialist, IT consultant, and project management professional with more than 30 years of experience in education data systems, school surveys, third-party validations, GIS, and technology-driven public sector solutions. He served as EMIS System Analyst with the GTZ/GIZ-supported Education Sector Reform Program and played a key role in establishing the Balochistan EMIS, with engagements across Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Azad Jammu & Kashmir, including USAID-supported education initiatives. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons), a B.S. in Computer Science, and an M.Sc. in Mathematics.