The Aga Khan Schools comprises a network of over 200 schools, more than 100 non-formal education program centres and seven hostels, serving over 90,000 students from the age of 18 months to adulthood each year, with the support of over 5,500 teachers and staff. The agency currently operates across East Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Middle East.The Aga Khan Schools educate boys and girls from pre-primary through higher secondary education across Africa, South and Central Asia… Show more The Aga Khan Schools comprises a network of over 200 schools, more than 100 non-formal education program centres and seven hostels, serving over 90,000 students from the age of 18 months to adulthood each year, with the support of over 5,500 teachers and staff. The agency currently operates across East Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Middle East.The Aga Khan Schools educate boys and girls from pre-primary through higher secondary education across Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Middle East. AKS’ foundational values include pluralism, meritocracy and civil society.The Alumni cohort totals in excess of 46,000. Geographically the Alumni are globally spread-out with critical numbers are located in Canada, USA, UK, Australia, Pakistan, India, East Africa, and Central Asia to name a few. Show less

Responsibilities ias Director of External Affairs-Africa included: (i) Development, promotion, prioritizing and maintaining partnerships to achieve the Academies’ resource development goals with external organisations, governments, foundations, corporations, individuals and income generation activities in Africa, and ;(ii) Implemented the Resource Development plan to support the Aga Khan Academies in "Africa" (Mombasa, Maputo and other planned Academies)-[2015-2022: approx… Show more Responsibilities ias Director of External Affairs-Africa included: (i) Development, promotion, prioritizing and maintaining partnerships to achieve the Academies’ resource development goals with external organisations, governments, foundations, corporations, individuals and income generation activities in Africa, and ;(ii) Implemented the Resource Development plan to support the Aga Khan Academies in "Africa" (Mombasa, Maputo and other planned Academies)-[2015-2022: approx US$10.mio from over 800 donors] The role required managing various geographies in Africa particularly countries represented within the student body. This includes and is not limited to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, DRC, Angola, Madagascar, Rwanda and South Africa to name a few. Show less

A socially motivated, innovative research and design ISO-13485-2016 company, specialized in telemedicine and point-of-care devices; Mission to improve access to care by strengthening health systems and empowering frontline health workers and communities with affordable, easy-to use, accurate Telemedicine and point-of-care technologies

The experience I bring to World Academy comes from extensive and broad international involvement in both the private and non-profit sectors. For the last 20 years, I have worked with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Senior Executive positions in North America and Africa, and have provided coordination and oversight support to missions in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, Europe and the U.K.As the Ambassador & Advisor for World Academy, I promote the… Show more The experience I bring to World Academy comes from extensive and broad international involvement in both the private and non-profit sectors. For the last 20 years, I have worked with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Senior Executive positions in North America and Africa, and have provided coordination and oversight support to missions in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, Europe and the U.K.As the Ambassador & Advisor for World Academy, I promote the Academy's interests world wide, especially with regards to Social Enterprise initiatives. Show less

World Academy is an online education platform that seeks to empower learners to find happiness and fulfillment through self-transformation in all areas of their lives. World Academy is different from other platforms in several key ways: we seek to provide experiential learning that can readily be applied in the learner's life; we are building a learning community where social exchange is integral to learning; we are working on innovative learning that is disruptive to traditional… Show more World Academy is an online education platform that seeks to empower learners to find happiness and fulfillment through self-transformation in all areas of their lives. World Academy is different from other platforms in several key ways: we seek to provide experiential learning that can readily be applied in the learner's life; we are building a learning community where social exchange is integral to learning; we are working on innovative learning that is disruptive to traditional education models; and we are committed to maintaining exceptionally high quality content and invite only the best teachers/coaches/mentors in every field.Gulam believes that everyone in the world, regardless of means or location, has a right to access quality education. World Academy’s social online learning platform provides the interconnectedness and global knowledge that will result in Pluralism and a more vibrant Civil Society. As the first Ambassador for World Academy, he promotes the Academy's interests world wide, especially with regards to Social Enterprise initiatives.Responsible for overseeing global operations and engaging in partnership outreach. In this role as COO, Gulam motivates, mentors and empowers staff to succeed. He also provides leadership globally in all areas of non-profit management.Interested in connecting with investors and distribution networks. http://worldacademy.tv/ Show less

World Trade Advisors (WTA) is the management consulting business of the World Advisors Group. WTA is an entrepreneurial and fast-growing full-service global strategy and consulting firm that offers international trade and investment, international trade law, and strategic business advisory services to clients worldwide. Responsible for overseeing global operations and engaging in partnership outreach. In his role as COO, he motivates, mentors and empowers staff to succeed. He also… Show more World Trade Advisors (WTA) is the management consulting business of the World Advisors Group. WTA is an entrepreneurial and fast-growing full-service global strategy and consulting firm that offers international trade and investment, international trade law, and strategic business advisory services to clients worldwide. Responsible for overseeing global operations and engaging in partnership outreach. In his role as COO, he motivates, mentors and empowers staff to succeed. He also provides leadership globally in all areas of non-profit management.http://worldtradeadvisors.com/ Show less

Ensure that FOCUS internationally maintains the highest level of integrity, efficiency, transparency and accountability across all its financial, accounting, and information processing functions. Scope of work includes Strategic Planning (development and implementation); Finance; Fundraising; Communications; Human Resources (recruiting, coaching, mentoring and development of teams of professionals in the units in Afghanistan, Canada, Europe, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan & USA);… Show more Ensure that FOCUS internationally maintains the highest level of integrity, efficiency, transparency and accountability across all its financial, accounting, and information processing functions. Scope of work includes Strategic Planning (development and implementation); Finance; Fundraising; Communications; Human Resources (recruiting, coaching, mentoring and development of teams of professionals in the units in Afghanistan, Canada, Europe, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan & USA); Multi-Country External Relationships; Resource Mobilization;Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Crisis Response.Provide strong leadership and vision to the functions of financial accounting, reporting and analysis, cost accounting, treasury, regulatory reporting and procurement. Show less

Led the Focus International Secretariat to enable it to carry out its mandate effectively.Responsibilities included Strategic Planning (development and implementation); Finance; Fundraising; Communications; Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); Crisis Response; Programme Coordination;Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes; Human Resources (recruiting, coaching and development); Multi-Country External Relationships; Resource Mobilization[1999-2013 - Over US$100mio]; General… Show more Led the Focus International Secretariat to enable it to carry out its mandate effectively.Responsibilities included Strategic Planning (development and implementation); Finance; Fundraising; Communications; Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); Crisis Response; Programme Coordination;Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes; Human Resources (recruiting, coaching and development); Multi-Country External Relationships; Resource Mobilization[1999-2013 - Over US$100mio]; General Coordination. Countries covered include: Afghanistan, Canada, Europe, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan,East Africa & USA. Show less

Responsible for the implementation of the regionalisation plans for North America including coaching and developing staff to assimilate within the new structure. Activities covered included Finance; Fundraising; Communications; Disaster Response; Human Resources (recruiting, coaching and development); Multi-Country External Relationships; Resource Mobilization; General Coordination.

Operational and day-to-day management of USA Office. Scope of work covered programmatic activities in the field and at the Washington, DC office: recruiting; development and supervision of staff; implementation of cost-saving initiatives; full office system protocols; management of volunteers and consultants; all financial management activities including compliance with regulatory bodies; fundraising and donor management.Managed the teams in the implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction… Show more Operational and day-to-day management of USA Office. Scope of work covered programmatic activities in the field and at the Washington, DC office: recruiting; development and supervision of staff; implementation of cost-saving initiatives; full office system protocols; management of volunteers and consultants; all financial management activities including compliance with regulatory bodies; fundraising and donor management.Managed the teams in the implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Programmes in Tajikistan and Pakistan, specifically the Lake Sarez Risk Mitigation Program (Tajikistan), Rudimentary Early Warning Systems in the Bartang Valley (Tajikistan), Community Based Disaster Risk Management Programmes in the Northern Areas (Pakistan), establishment of Search and Rescue teams in Gilgit and Chitral (Pakistan) and Khorog (Tajikistan). Show less

Development of franchised restaurant including introduction of new product line across chain in Ontario; enhanced marketing strategy; increased sales from $190,000 to over $1.4 million in 3 years

Senior Executive Director and CEO FITISAC - a manufacturing organization (with 600+ employees) located in Cote D’Ivoire, West Africa. Responsible for day-to-day operations of the manufacturing of jute sacks and yarn with annual sales of US$ 80 million.Re-engineered and restructured the Organization to meet the challenges of deregulation.Led Production and Administrative Process Review that resulted in annual savings in excess of US$ 3 million and improved profitability from 10%… Show more Senior Executive Director and CEO FITISAC - a manufacturing organization (with 600+ employees) located in Cote D’Ivoire, West Africa. Responsible for day-to-day operations of the manufacturing of jute sacks and yarn with annual sales of US$ 80 million.Re-engineered and restructured the Organization to meet the challenges of deregulation.Led Production and Administrative Process Review that resulted in annual savings in excess of US$ 3 million and improved profitability from 10% in 1986 to 26.6% in 1990.Developed new export markets for products in United Kingdom, South Africa, North America, including set-up and opening of marketing and procurement office in the United Kingdom. Show less

Implemented controls for exchange and debt management that resulted in annualized savings of 1 to 2% versus market rates on a cost variable portfolio of USD$ 170 million.

Established the Corporate Treasury Function, Portfolio value USD$ 350 million.

Established an Internal Audit Department and recruited staff; represented Canada at The Nestle Worldwide Internal Audit Convention in Switzerland & presented position paper on operational audit tools and application of modern technology.

Reorganized the Accounting Department and implemented processes and controls; achieved clean management report from external auditors.