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| Shazad Dada is the Chief Executive Officer and Head of Global Banking for Deutsche Bank AG, Pakistan. In addition, he serves as Vice-Chairman of the Pakistan Banks' Association. Prior to taking up the role in Pakistan, Shazad Dada was a Managing Director in the Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Advisory Group at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. in New York and head of the Media M&A practice in America. |
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| Tara Uzra Dawood is the Chief Executive Officer of Dawood Capital Management Ltd. Ms. Dawood has also pioneered the concept of financial advisory and support services specially designed for the women and children of Pakistan. This LADIESFUND™ and BABYFUND™ concept has developed an entrepreneurial competence in an untapped segment of women. She has studied at Cornell University and Oxford University and has a J.D. from Harvard Law School with a Minor in Islamic Banking and Legal Systems. |
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| Dr. Asher Hasan is a 2009 member of the Clinton Global Initiative, a TED Fellow and a Draper Richards Social Entrepreneur Fellow for 2009-2011. In addition, Naya Jeevan and he are the recipients of a $75,000 1st prize in the 2008 NYU Social Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition. Prior to launching Naya Jeevan, Dr. Hasan served in the capacity of Senior Director of the US Medical Affairs Obesity team for Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. During his tenure in the biopharmaceutical industry, Dr. Hasan also completed a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from New York University’s Stern School of Business. |
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| "Plan Bee" is Sarah Hashwani’s brain child which crystallized under the umbrella of Hashoo Foundation. It is sweetening the deal for the women bee-keepers of northern Pakistan by selling their top-quality honey in luxury hotels. Sarah graduated from Islamabad International School in 1998 and then moved to Houston to study at the University of St. Thomas from where she completed her Bachelors degree in December 2003 with a major in Finance and a minor in Philosophy. |
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| Named as the International Health Professional of the Year 2007 by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, Dr. Sania Nishtar is known best for her cutting-edge contributions to health policy and planning. With a rare combination of professional qualifications of a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and a Ph.D, Nishtar left a lucrative career as a cardiologist eight years ago to form the NGO think tank, Heartfile, which is the most powerful health policy voice in Pakistan today and is recognized as a model for replication in other developing countries. |
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| Jenny Shilling Stein co-founded the Draper Richards Foundation in 2002 with Bill Draper and Robin Richards Donohoe to identify and support the most talented social entrepreneurs. She serves as the Executive Director of the Foundation, where she is responsible for strategic direction and management of the portfolio. Jenny is on the Board of Directors of Kiva.org, Komaza, Digital Wish, and Naya Jeevan. She previously served on the boards of Upwardly Global, Taproot Foundation, Room to Read, Design that Matters, America Abroad Media, Education Pioneers, and Synapse Market Access Fund, and A Home Within. |
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