Sarah Farooqi
Product Owner, Digital Impact Exchange at Digital Impact Alliance at the UN Foundation- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)
Scrum.orgApr, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Corporate Sustainability and Innovation
Harvard Extension SchoolMay, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Environmental Policy and International Development
Harvard Extension SchoolSep, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
From Climate Science to Action
CourseraJun, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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The Digital Impact Alliance
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Owner, Digital Impact Exchange
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Business Analyst
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Feb 2021 - Jan 2022
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Fellow, Open Source Software Business Modeling
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Mar 2019 - Jan 2021
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Harvard University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Critical Analysis of Environmental Programs, Teaching Team
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Harvard University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Sustainable Tourism, Regional Planning, and Geodesign (Faculty Aide)
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Sep 2020 - Dec 2020
• Consolidated research into a semester-long, simulated tourism case study for Westfjords, Iceland, to be used for future cohorts of the course • Corresponded with thought partners in Iceland to incorporate local perspectives in the course content • Synthesized qualitative and geospatial data for building base and evaluation maps • Consolidated research into a semester-long, simulated tourism case study for Westfjords, Iceland, to be used for future cohorts of the course • Corresponded with thought partners in Iceland to incorporate local perspectives in the course content • Synthesized qualitative and geospatial data for building base and evaluation maps
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Freelance
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Feb 2009 - Apr 2017
Spearheaded short-term/seasonal projects & entrepreneurial initiatives Freelance - Graphics Designer Desi Writer’s Lounge – Course Creator, Instructor, & Graphic Designer Emirates Festival of Literature – Social Media Focal Point Choueifat – Chair, Diversity & Cultural Committee Workshop Facilitator and Coordinator Greener Lights – Co-Founder Spearheaded short-term/seasonal projects & entrepreneurial initiatives Freelance - Graphics Designer Desi Writer’s Lounge – Course Creator, Instructor, & Graphic Designer Emirates Festival of Literature – Social Media Focal Point Choueifat – Chair, Diversity & Cultural Committee Workshop Facilitator and Coordinator Greener Lights – Co-Founder
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CHS Alliance
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Switzerland
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Officer (Field-based)
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Jan 2006 - Jan 2008
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Instructor - Economics
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Mar 2005 - Dec 2005
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PICIC Commercial Bank
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Pakistan
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Banking
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Consumer Banking Officer
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Jan 2005 - Apr 2005
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South Centre, Geneva
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Switzerland
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International Affairs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Assistant
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May 2003 - Sep 2004
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McCarthy Tétrault
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Canada
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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May 2002 - Dec 2003
- Conducted economic research and analysis for clients, namely government telecommunications’ authorities and telecommunications’ companies - Project lead in the development of internal knowledge management system, which included launching the intranet and interactive document information system - Conducted economic research and analysis for clients, namely government telecommunications’ authorities and telecommunications’ companies - Project lead in the development of internal knowledge management system, which included launching the intranet and interactive document information system
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
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Switzerland
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern
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May 2002 - Aug 2002
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Education
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Harvard University
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM), Sustainability, Division of CE -
Toronto Metropolitan University
B.A. (Hons)