Founder & Chairperson

Founder & Chairperson - Shahida Saleem, has 20+ years of international business and management experience . Her principle expertise is sustainable social development using emerging technologies. She has pioneered several social development initiatives in Pakistan, targeted at creating holistic solutions. Her social enterprises are focused on an integrated approach to key nation building areas including education, health, commerce development and women’s empowerment, where Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) are used as enablers.

Ms. Saleem has to her credit, established many proof of concept models, utilizing triple bottom line (TBL) principals. Her models have proven that solid business models can simultaneously impact long term social change

In addition to Sehat First, Ms. Saleem currently contributes in the following capacities:

- Advisory Board Member, The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
  (www.cipe.org) - Pakistan
- Chair, FPCCI Standing Committee on IT (www.fpcci.org.pk)
- Vice Chairperson, FPCCI Standing Committee on Education
- Founder & Chair, Board of Directors, International Society for Technology in
  Education (ISTE) Pakistan– ( www.iste.org.pk)
- Founder & Chair, Board of Directors, d.o.t.z technologies
  (www.dotztechnologies.com)
- Founder & Chair, Board of Directors, Catco Kids (www.catcokids.com)
- Founder & Chair, Board of Directors, Sehat First (www.sehatfirst.com)
- Director, Pakistan-US Business Council
- Advisory Board Member – CMIS ( joint committee for monitoring and
  Improvement of schools, KHI CDGK)
- FPCCI Representative for the UN Thematic Workgroup on Education- One UN
  Program
- Board Member, Pakistan Post,