Zahra Niazi oversees the portfolio of research projects supported by the Financial Services for the Poor Initiative, manages the Initiative's finances and administration, and supports project development efforts of the Financial Inclusion Program. Zahra joined IPA in January 2010 as a Project Coordinator working on project development and researcher outreach at IPA headquarters in New Haven. Prior to joining IPA, Zahra interned at the Government of Punjab and the World Bank. She holds a MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School and a BS in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.