Zeeshan Sumrani, Chief Strategy, Innovation & Growth Officer

Zeeshan is an International Development expert with over 20 years' experience in community impact evaluation, program design and implementation at scale. At Skills for Change, Zeeshan works as the Chief Strategy, Innovation & Growth officer leading work in the key organizational areas of Business Operations, Strategic Planning & Implementation, Organizational Growth and Social Enterprise Development.

Prior to SfC, he worked as the Director of Programs & Operations at The Mississauga Food Bank and led the programs and operations teams that are responsible for client and agency service, capacity building, warehouse and operations aspects of the organization. In his previous roles, he was the Head of Community Impact for United Way India and General Manager - Programs for the Educate Girls Foundation where he designed programs that impacted the lives of over 600,000 children and youth. He was also a part of the team that designed and implemented the World's first Development Impact Bond in education.

He has the experience of working in various non-profit sub-sectors, including education, livelihood support, sports for development and women's empowerment. Zeeshan was also a part of the Skoll and Mastercard Foundation's Emerging Leaders program in 2017. He is also a passionate public speaker who believes in constantly upgrading himself with knowledge and ideas that help the world become a happier place.