Ability to design initiatives across cultures, disciplines, industries, and scenarios with insight and empathy 

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

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PROFILES

global systems thinker WITH multidisciplinary expertise


Specialist in SUSTAINABILITY, PARTNERSHIPS, innovation, entrepreneurship


Explorer, CONNECTOR, Using insights & technology to drive progress

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Proficient in TRANSLATING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS INTO EXECUTABLE STRATEGIES

© Copyright 2023 Shireen Khan

Photo by GT Living History

Shireen Khan

SELECTED HONORS​


CLIMATE CORPS FELLOW, Environmental Defense Fund

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP FELLOW, World Economic Forum

CHAZEN FELLOW, Columbia Business School

HEILBRUNN SCHOLAR, Columbia Business School

ROLE MODEL (highest rating), AT&T

SALUTE AWARD (for community service), AT&T

THE ANAK SOCIETY (highest honor), Georgia Tech



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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS


Davos

Launched the global IT platform that I developed with a global virtual team, in partnership with the UN and leading IT companies

 Google

Featured speaker on International Women's Day, recounting life journey (inspirational)

 United Nations

Spoke to a global gathering of youth about leadership and systems change

 AAPI Annual Convention

Filling in for senior CNNI executive, delivered a speech regarding personal journey into journalism, and career choice, to an audience of Physicians of Indian origin (inspirational)

Georgia Tech

(multiple)

At GT women's leadership conference, conducted a professional workshop allowing participants to experience a simulation of working in multistakeholder partnerships to solve a pressing global issue


At Women's Entrepreneurship Summit, spoke on entrepreneurial journey and options for entrepreneurs


Spoke to Master of Biomedical Innovation and Development graduate students on the subject of entrepreneurship


   Brown University

Shared professional experience working on high-level multi-stakeholder partnerships at Brown's social enterprise conference

     Columbia University

Shared experience regarding creating change through social enterprise


AIESEC

Shared career journey and conducted Q&A regarding career choice (inspirational, mentoring)


 Keynote speaker at 20th Anniversary event


DeKalb International Student Center

Spoke to hundreds of schoolchildren from all over the world who are in the process of integrating into the U.S. school system. Addressed the students in multiple languages, recounting career history. 

(career development, inspirational)