Dr. Lubna Naz

Director
Email: lnaz@iba.edu.pk

Lubna Naz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at IBA Karachi. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad. With over 20 years of experience in teaching and research, she has projects spanning various domains, including climate change, human capital, social security schemes for home-based workers, vulnerability mapping of disaster-prone regions, and WASH, in coordination with national and international organizations. She contributes to the capacity building of early-career faculty and researchers as a trainer in quantitative methods in climate data and health in collaboration with international organizations, including USAID, Colorado Boulder University USA, Reading University UK, and ICIMOD. She is a distinguished member of the Expert Panel on Data Integration Community in Asia and Pacific-United Nations and a member of the review panel of research projects at the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. She has earned several fellowships as a team lead from prestigious organizations, including USAID, the DHS program, IZA, and ICIMOD. She has presented her research at prominent institutions such as the World Bank, IMF, IHEA, PAA, and UNFPA.

Muhammad Zia Muneer

Manager CBER
Email: mzmuneer@iba.edu.pk

Zia is a development economist and researcher with experience in leading and supporting implementation research in behavioral and experimental economics, social protection, and the monitoring and evaluation of public service delivery programs. He holds an MPhil in Economics (Gold Medalist) and a Bachelor of Business Administration from IBA Karachi, and he is also an alumnus of the U.S. Department of State's Global UGRAD Exchange Program. He has contributed to manuscript writing leading to publications in international peer-reviewed journals, as well as supported grant writing for large-scale research projects. He has also presented research findings at international conferences.

Over the years, he has worked on the large-scale projects funded by GiveWell Foundation, Wellcome Trust, and GIZ. His work focuses on applying behavioral insights to improve health outcomes and drive policy impact. With a strong background in designing, implementing, and monitoring randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and conditional cash transfers (CCTs), his research interests lie at the intersection of health and labor economics, social protection, poverty reduction, and inequality. He is passionate about advancing innovative, evidence-based solutions to improve health and social outcomes globally through research and policy engagement.

Rao Israr Ahmed

Senior Executive Officer
Email: risrar@iba.edu.pk
Ext: 2664

Rao Israr Ahmed is associated with IBA for more than a decade. He has worked on the projects with Aman CED. Currently serving as Senior Executive at CBER.