Maqsood Alam

Maqsood Alam is a seasoned professional in the education and social development sector, currently serving as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Social and Policy Sciences (I-SAPS) since January 2016. Alam has extensive experience in liaising with donor agencies and assessing private sector school performance. Prior roles include Senior Research Fellow at Socio Engineering Consultants, where responsibilities included managing programs in Early Childhood Care and Education and consulting recruitment. Alam has also held various program officer positions with USAID, focusing on professional development, monitoring and evaluation, and training program coordination. Earlier experience includes community development management with USAID/ESRA and area field coordination for the National Education Foundation, alongside educational project execution responsibilities with UPE. Alam holds an MA in Social Development from the University of the Punjab.