Waleed completed his undergraduate degree at Brown University on 100% financial aid. In addition to Brown, he was awarded the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship at Vanderbilt University and full scholarships at NYU's Abu Dhabi campus and Rice University in Texas. Waleed chose to attend Brown majoring in International Relations and further pursued a Master's degree in Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Oxford. He currently resides in New York City working for CNN's flagship international affairs show Fareed Zakaria GPS. 

Amenah graduated from Dartmouth College with a major in Comparative Politics and Development Economics and a minor in Arabic. She began her career in investment banking at PJT Partners in San Francisco and then moved onto becoming the Strategy & Finance Lead at Abhi Finance, a leading Fintech in the MENA region. Building on this experience, she transitioned into real estate development at Rafts Properties, where she now leads multiple large-scale projects in Pakistan and founded Rspace, a coworking space.

Arham is a PhD Candidate in Education at Harvard University. He works on issues in the philosophy of education and epistemology. His primary interests are in the epistemic status of children and the concept of indoctrination. Prior to his doctoral work, Arham worked as a teacher, tutor, and educator in a variety of settings in Pakistan, the US, and the UK. He also completed the BPhil (Masters) in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and obtained his bachelors degree at Wesleyan University. 

Taha holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and English from the University of Pennsylvania. He brings 8+ years of experience in college counselling and strategic communications. As the CEO of Check-Box Media, he has spearheaded narrative building and content production for renowned organisations like the World Bank, Federal Ministry of Health and notable public figures. Having previously worked at LGS JT, Taha is a seasoned college counsellor who has helped numerous students gain admission to the world’s most selective universities and secure financial aid.

Iman Iftikhar (she/her) is currently reading for an MPhil in Political Theory as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. Prior to joining Oxford, Iman graduated with distinctions in her B.A. in History and B.A. in Philosophy from Yale University. Originally from Lahore, Pakistan, Iman is interested in becoming a critical theorist beyond the confines of the ivory tower. 

Ahmad Jamal Wattoo is an MPA graduate from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He has previously worked at the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping and the World Bank IBRD Manufacturing, Agribusiness, and Services department. He has also written for th4 Columbia SIPA Journal of International Affairs, a peer-reviewed journal published bi-annually by the university.

A native New Yorker with a lifelong aspiration to practice law, Shahrani earned a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2023, and joined Freshfields US LLP following graduation. She remains deeply connected to the Pakistani community and is passionate about increasing Pakistani representation in the legal field.

Eman is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. After completing her master’s, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she joined the think tank world to pursue a career in international security at the Stimson Center. She has also been awarded the Sy Syms Excellence in Journalism fellowship at Women’s eNews. Here, she reported on the gender health gap, revealing how the neglect of women's health research leaves conditions like menopause and PCOS underdiagnosed, untreated, and lacking specialized medicine, causing widespread suffering. Additionally, she has served as a news blogger for Change.org, the world’s largest petition platform, where she has written on the impact of misinformation and disinformation in shaping public consciousness.