Dr. Maliha Khan has dedicated over thirty years to advancing gender equality, starting her career in Pakistan by advocating for girls’ and women’s inclusion in male-dominated development projects. She has held leadership roles in program design, implementation, and evaluation at organizations such as Care and Oxfam, and was previously head of programs at Malala Fund before joining Women Deliver. Committed to addressing the sector’s colonial and racist legacies, Dr. Khan strives for systemic change. She holds a PhD from the State University of New York and an MA from Quaid-i-Azam University, with a background in academia as a former Associate Professor. Her experiences reinforce her belief in the necessity of representing the most vulnerable girls and women to achieve meaningful global change.