I am a public sector governance and social development specialist and a former civil servant of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS). Prior to joining LUMS I was Chief Instructor Pakistan Administrative Staff College, National School of Public Policy. I have served in policy formulation, implementation and evaluation roles with Government of Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). My formal education includes Masters in Development Planning from the University of Queensland, Australia where I was awarded Peterwood Memorial award for best performance in Development Planning program of 2002. I also did M.A in Economics and MBBS from Pakistan. I have undertaken training and professional development courses from South Korea, China, Thailand, Philippines, Canada and Australia.
 

I started my public service career as Assistant Commissioner in Sindh and Punjab and later worked as Additional Deputy Commissioner General/Deputy Commissioner in Punjab. I assumed policy planning, implementation and evaluation positions as Deputy Secretary & Chief WTO Cell Planning &Development Department Government of Punjab and Additional Secretary/ Director (Public Policy & Change Management Wing), S&GAD. As the first Director General of Child Protection Welfare Bureau Punjab, I established governance systems and processes of the organization. Later as Executive District Officer Finance &Planning) City District Government, Lahore, I managed financial and development planning of the largest city of Punjab. As Director General Quaid-e-Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) I spearheaded the training arm of the school education department. My subsequent assignments with the government included Additional Chief Secretary (Energy) Government of Punjab and Secretary to Government of KP Elementary & Secondary Education and Interprovincial coordination where I headed the respective provincial departments.  
 

In the nonprofit sector I have managed social mobilization and primary health care initiatives as COO Rural Support Program Network, General Manager Punjab Rural Support Program and Project Director Chief Minister’s Initiative for Primary Healthcare. I have undertaken consultancy assignments and research studies funded by international development agencies like Asian Development Bank, DFID (UK), CIDA and Government of Pakistan. I have taught Quality management and Contracts in Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Canada).
 

I am deeply interested in cross sectoral studies on themes of governance, societal change, change management, social development, public sector reform, poverty, inequality and happiness. My research on local governments, dynastic trends in politics, impact of WTO policies on agriculture and role of institutions in poverty reduction has been published.