Zia Akhter Abbas is the President and CEO of TCF. Joining TCF in 2014, Mr. Abbas led TCF’s global resource mobilization efforts for 10 years, serving a movement of thousands of committed volunteers across 14 countries. During this period, he led the development and implementation of TCF’s global governance framework, stewarded TCF’s Government Partnership Schools network through a transformation in learning outcomes and facilitated the development of TCF’s Strategy 2030. He also served as a board member for the Global Schools Forum. Prior to joining TCF, Mr. Abbas spent 17 years in senior business and risk management roles at Citi and Standard Chartered and served as a director for 1-Link – Pakistan’s leading payments switch. He holds an MBA degree from LUMS.

Riaz, in this role, is responsible for programme design and operations for the TCF schools, and alumni programmes, as well as critical functions such as Engineering and Supply Chain. Riaz has been a part of TCF for the past 17 years. Prior to the non-profit sector, he served in senior management roles with Shell International in Pakistan, United Kingdom, South Africa and the UAE. He also served as the CEO of Sina Trust in Karachi.Riaz served as the Chairperson for Punjab Examination Commission as a nominee of TCF.He has also been a Course Director for ‘Organisational Management’ at the Aga Khan University’s MSc Health Policy & Management Program in Karachi. Riaz’s academic qualifications include an MSc in Development Management from the Open University in United Kingdom and a BBA & MBA from The Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.

Ali is responsible for supporting the growth of the organization while ensuring compliance with general accounting standards. He is a UK qualified Chartered Accountant with over thirty-five years of local and international experience mostly with multinational companies operating in Pakistan which include large financial institutions and manufacturing concerns listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. He is currently serving as an independent Director on the Board of Century Paper & Board Mills Ltd and has worked in senior positions with AF Ferguson & Co, ANZ Grindlays Bank, ICI Pakistan Ltd, Lotte Chemicals Ltd, Dawood Hercules Corporation Ltd and Martin Dow Ltd.</span

Ghazala in this role is responsible to lead the Human Resource and Informational Technology teams, overseeing business strategy and efficiency of processes. She has been associated with P&G since 1991 and comes with multi-dimensional experience in Accounting, Human Resource, Employee Relations, Global Development and Global Sales in Pakistan, Central Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, UAE, Southeast Europe and USA. Prior to joining TCF, she was working as Director Human Resource – Global Sales in P&G USA. She holds a bachelor’s in computer science from FAST-ICS and an MBA from IBA.

Shazia, in this role, is responsible for leading teams that are focused on programme design and on initiatives to deepen the impact of TCF’s education programmes. Shazia has been associated with TCF since 2011 as General Manager, Education, and was responsible for curriculum development and teacher training across the TCF network. She left in 2017 to work at Learning Disabilities Association of Halton-Hamilton, Toronto, Canada as a researcher, assessor, resource facilitator, and tutor for individuals with learning disabilities such as dyslexia. Shazia has also contributed to other organisations like Kashf Foundation, FMC, Tetra-Pak, and International Institute of Management Development (IMD) Switzerland. She holds an MBA from LUMS, CFA-level 1, and Orton-Gillingham (O-G) Associate level accreditation (certified by the International Dyslexia Association) – Canada.