Expertise with
human purpose.

Dr. Sumera Haque is a leading expert in women’s health and global health with more than two decades of experience as a senior healthcare executive across the United States, Pakistan, and the Middle East. She developed and led the first Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Women’s Health Center in Washington, DC, and helped enable an agreement between Johns Hopkins Medicine International and Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences in Lahore to establish a comprehensive women’s health center.

A physician from Pakistan with a master’s degree from the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Dr. Haque serves as a Faculty Advisor at the George Washington University Global Women’s Institute. She was named a Presidential Leadership Scholar in 2019 and received the Shero Award from Senator Barbara Mikulski.

Zaryab Malik is a healthcare and project management professional with experience in advisory consulting and hospital operations. He managed clinical and research operations at Johns Hopkins Hospital before joining Deloitte and supporting major federal health clients, including the FDA.

Zaryab has managed large-scale budgets and multidisciplinary initiatives. He holds an MBA, PMP certification, and an Executive Certificate from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School for Healthcare Leadership and Management.

Dr. Sadaf Ishaque is a fellowship-trained general and breast surgeon who leads the Breast Center at Shalamar Hospital. She is committed to health equity, advanced breast-cancer care, screening, and earlier diagnosis—especially in underserved areas of Pakistan.

Dr. Ishaque applies current clinical guidance while adapting advanced approaches for resource-limited settings. Following the International Visitor Leadership Program on global health equity, she is advancing capacity building, policy advocacy, and community-based interventions.

Dr. Uffaira Hafeez is a medical professional focused on improving health outcomes for underserved communities. She studied medicine at Dow Medical College, earned a Master of Public Health from the University of Warwick, and serves as a researcher in Internal Medicine at United Arab Emirates University.

Her work promotes a holistic view of women’s health across the life course, including reproductive health, noncommunicable diseases, and conditions that uniquely or disproportionately affect women.

Sohrab Malik is a sustainable-cities professional with experience spanning urban analytics, international development, climate adaptation, mobility, and nature-based solutions. He has managed an international development portfolio valued at more than $25 million across 13 countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

He is passionate about evidence-based development, global-south initiatives, urban planning, and building practical consensus across disciplines.

Gwen K. Young is CEO of Women Business Collaborative, a Visiting Scholar at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, and a former director of the Wilson Center’s Global Women’s Leadership Initiative.

Her career spans humanitarian policy, international development, governance, public health, economic opportunity, and gender equity, including work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Médecins Sans Frontières, the International Rescue Committee, and Harvard Institute for International Development.