Dr. Nilufar Choudry is the Senior Advisor for Partnerships and Development at the Global Peace Foundation (GPF). She has more than 20 years of experience in program design and management, proposal development, project evaluation, and teaching. Currently, she supports GPF’s global strategy on partnerships, program implementation, and resource development.  She previously served as Director of Research and Executive Office at Meridian International Center, Director of Development at Center of Concern, Research Fellow at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, and Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Dhaka University. She completed her Ph.D. in Political Science from Carleton University.