Ms Saman Ahsan is a development professional with education and work experience spanning Pakistan, Canada, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Since 2018, she has been working with UN Women Pakistan as Portfolio Manager for the Ending Violence Against Women, Governance, and Human Rights Unit. In the past, she has worked for the Family Planning Association of Pakistan, the World Economic Forum (Switzerland), the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (Switzerland), and Girls Action Foundation (Canada). She holds an MSc in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) and a Masters in Global Leadership from the World Economic Forum (Switzerland). She obtained her BA in Anthropology from McGill University (Canada) and is a Fellow of the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation (Canada).