Worked as an Advisor at the Office of H.E. Munir Akram, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)- Attended and summarized 10+ UN webinars and panel discussions in order to assist the President’s Research Department; fulfilled over 50% of the whole Department’s research requirements for the month of December- Wrote specialized speeches for the President on topics ranging from COVID-19 vaccine distribution to Climate Change-centric Economic Recovery Plans- Analyzed current events vis-à-vis climate change, counter-terrorism and sustainable development, preparing concise memos which would be sent to His Excellency’s desk on a weekly basis

- Developed a research framework to provide insights on the global landscape of fiscal interlinkages between central and state governments- Tabulated the average share of expenditure commitments vis-à-vis the ability of states to raise revenues- Identified the costs and benefits of U.S. state governments’ spending and borrowing at the local level

Teaching Assistant (TA) for Politics of Policymaking: Issues in Comparative Politics, core MPA course at Columbia SIPA. Taught Hyflex (In-person) classes for the 75-student course on a bi-weekly basis:- Led discussion sessions- Graded Assignments- Curated memo-writing workshops

Worked as a Research Assistant for Dr. Tamar Matts, Assistant Professor at Columbia SIPA. As part of Dr. Mitt's research team, I:- Scraped and analysed Twitter Data which showed the political mobilization on Twitter in Pakistan, leading up to the 2018 General Elections- Compiled instances of media censorship in the country both during and after the 2018 General Elections in Pakistan; these included instances of TV Disruption and disturbed newspaper circulation

- Spearheaded the reporting team’s coverage of events, producing 15+ concise, high quality reports that were subsequently published on the university website and circulated among 1300 students- Conducted writing workshops to apprise new employees about the correct financial terms to use in reports

- Chaired a Tech and Entrepreneurship Seminar attended by 75 Pakistani startup CEOs and industrialists; through the event, helped 80% of startups meet their annual funding goals in a single day- Collaborated with the government department to establish links with delegations from 7+ countries; facilitated the receipt of investments worth PKR 5 million ($300,000) in the first two quarters of 2019

- Addressed 125 customer complaints, attaining 90% complaint resolution in six months of work- Marketed and sold bank products, increasing monthly sales by 20% in 2017 and 25% in 2018- Analyzed data vis-à-vis riskiness of customers’ accounts; carried out Enhanced Due Diligence of 30% of bank’s account-holders as well as acuity searches to ensure clients’ financial transparency

*Interned at the Office of Labor Party MP for Bolton Southeast, Ms. Yasmin Qureshi*- Synthesized economic data and information vis-à-vis Brexit for the MP, preparing her speeches and fact-files before Parliamentary Sessions and Prime Ministers’ Questions- Campaigned for the re-election of MP Rosena-Allin Khan in the Tooting by-election. Undertook door-to-door campaigning and distributed flyers in Tooting, thereby helping her to win 55.9% of the popular vote