Sherzad Ali Khan

Sherzad Ali Khan is working as Coordinator of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) for Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC). He is responsible to ensure coordination amongst AKDN agencies in Pakistan for integrated community-driven development programs with multiple themes including renewable energy, agriculture, employment generation, physical productive infrastructure, and communication. He also manages GBC strategy with a large component of energy development by encouraging community-based micro and mini hydro projects with AKDN own resources and donor funds. He also worked with Aga Khan Rural Support Programme, an agency of AKDN and pioneer of community-based micro hydro development in Pakistan, as head of renewable energy, community physical Infrastructure, and monitoring and evaluation. 

Sherzad is a development professional with extensive involvement in community-driven work in a number of participatory development organizations, civil society organizations, national and international development NGOs and United Nations agencies.  He has done masters in development planning from University of Guelph, Canada and masters in economics from the University of Peshawar Pakistan. He is also a member of board of advisors of the Hydro Empowerment Network (HPNET).