Naila Chowdhury is a Transformational leader, expertise: Women's Economic Empowerment, Peace Ambassador, Social Impact, Human Rights, Global connector, Consummate networker, building strategic partnerships, identifying new sources of funding, Inclusive Growth, Women, children & youth Empowerment Advocate, Change Maker, Social entrepreneur, Start up Advisor, Gender Equality,UN SDG Ambassador. PPP public private partnership.
Global Telecom Expert. She envisions a world, where Impact leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators can access the resources they need, to create deep and irreversible social impact, leaving no one behind by addressing the issues of poverty, human rights, equity, connectivity peace for all, access to finance, inclusion, education improve quality of life, especially for the underrepresented community in the world. Started career at UNICEF then Marie Stopes Clinic (UK), which sparked her life-long interest in women’s rights, economic empowerment and human rights. She is firmly committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals & Women Empowerment Principles.
She has Master’s & Executive MBA from Stockholm School of Economics, Senior Executive Leadership Development Diploma from National University of Singapore. Telecom Fraud Analyst from Cambridge University. She worked in several countries in South east Asia and Europe with Telenor the state owned Norwegian Telecom giant. She oversaw the eponymous women’s empowerment project in GrameenPhone economically empowering the minority women with Dr. Yunus who won a Nobel Peace Prize. She sits on several Boards of prominent organizations in the USA, in UN bodies like WEP Leadership Team Member, UN Global Compact & former UN Women in Advisory capacity focusing on empowerment of the disadvantaged and vulnerable women & girls. She is one of the founding Women, Fashion 4 Development , works with First Ladies of the World.
She actively supports the Annual First Ladies Luncheon in New York during the UN General Assembly. She is Board Advisor, San Diego International Film Festival.ImpactLeadership21. San Diego Union Tribune, Strategic Advisor of Mission Driven Finance. Women 4 Empowerment. Advisor, International engagement COH Coalition of Hope. www.coalitionofhope.org. She is an independent thinker. She is a TriBeCa Film Disruptor Fellow: She thinks outside the box. She is UNESCO Steering committee Member - India.Her goal is to leave behind a better world for the next generation, be the source of change.
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