Social Impact & Development

Azra Maqsood

Chief Operating Officer

Qadri & Qureshi Foundation

Karachi · English, Urdu

Biography

Azra Maqsood is Chief Operating Officer of Qadri & Qureshi Foundation and a development professional working across health, education and organisational change. Her expertise includes governance, strategy, corporate philanthropy, monitoring and evaluation, and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Her experience includes leadership and transformation work with healthcare and educational institutions, entrepreneurship programmes and corporate partnerships. She mentors women-led startups and contributes to initiatives supporting cancer patients and caregivers, prevention of violence against women, and economic opportunities for marginalised communities.

Her interests also include environmental, social and governance practices, climate awareness, community education and youth development.

Areas of expertise

• (1) Corporate Volunteerism & Philanthropy (2) Governance & Strategy (3) Change Management & Transformation (4) Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (5) Coaching & Mentoring

Key achievements

Leadership experience in cardiac healthcare, entrepreneurship and education; participation in the US State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program in 2015; corporate fundraising and volunteer engagement; development of women’s entrepreneurship and professional training programmes.

International experience

Asia

1. Training sessions in UAE, Jordan and Lebanon 2. Guest Speaker sessions in UAE and Italy 3. Online engagement as speaker and mentor

Engagement interests

Speaker · Panelist · TV / Radio · Podcast · Mentor · Training

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