Aysha Shujaat is a development professional with over 15 years of experience working on democratic strengthening, elections, gender and social inclusion. She has led some of the most historic election projects in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Libya and recently Ethiopia. In Pakistan, she has contributed to the electoral reform agenda and supported the Election Commission of Pakistan through her work with UNDP and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).

Many of her projects involve the capacity development of women at the grassroots to increase their participation in advocacy and decision-making roles. She is actively working on the inclusion of women in politics, elections and public policy. Her work also focuses on building alliances between genders through programs that engage men in the discussion on gender equality.

She is the founder and country lead of Project Girls for Girls Pakistan, a Harvard-born project empowering girls and women to close the gender leadership gap. G4G Pakistan is working with academic institutions in Pakistan to develop the future generation of leaders. Aysha is a TEDx speaker, an Acumen Fellow and a Chevening scholar.