Ms Mehnaz Akbar Aziz, a former Member National Assembly of Pakistan, is Founding Director and CEO of Children’s Global Network Pakistan. She is an advocate for community voices and specialises in convening stakeholders for dialogues aimed at reforming and adopting holistic approaches in education policymaking. Ms Aziz has designed and implemented various national and provincial educational and capacity-building programmes. 

Her past roles include serving as a Senior Member of the Education Task Force under the Prime Minister of Pakistan and as an Advisor to the World Bank. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Zara Sochiye at GEO Television Network and the Punjab Compulsory Education Commission.