Aisha Z.

Aisha Z. is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in research administration and grant compliance. Currently serving as the Manager of Research Awards at NEOM since February 2024, Aisha previously held the position of Manager of Grant Compliance at the Environmental Defense Fund from May 2023 to February 2024. Aisha's earlier roles include Assistant Director and Associate Director of Finance and Administration at Harvard University from 2018 to December 2022, Executive Director of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group at Brigham and Women's Hospital from August 2015 to February 2018, and positions at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Aisha began a career in research administration as a Grants & Contracts Administrator at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Aisha holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Boston University and a Master of Science from Emmanuel College in Boston.