Building Peace and Connectivity through Research and Dialogue

Management and Team

Ambassador William R. (Bill) Crosbie

Ambassador William R. (Bill) Crosbie

Bill Crosbie’s has served most of his long-standing career in the Federal Government of Canada with the Ministry responsible for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, now called Global Affairs Canada.
Charlotte Maxwell-Jones

Charlotte Maxwell-Jones

Dr. Maxwell-Jones has worked in Afghanistan since 2010 and has over 15 years of experience conducting field research in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. She earned her
Makhfi Azizi

Makhfi Azizi

Ms. Makhfi Azizi has pursued a career focused on promoting the rights of Afghan women and girls and advocating for a just and durable peace in Afghanistan.  She is currently
Maiwand Abbas

Maiwand Abbas

Born in November 1988, Maiwand Abbas is an Afghan national with a master’s degree in Business Administration from Afghanistan’s well-known accredited University of Kabul in 2017. On the career side,
Said Sabir Ibrahimi

Said Sabir Ibrahimi

Sabir Ibrahimi is the Program Director at the Heart of Asia Society. Sabir is also a non-resident fellow at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation, where he worked as
Ahmad Bilal Popalzai

Ahmad Bilal Popalzai

Ahmad Bilal Popalzai is the Coordinator to the Executive Committee at the Heart of Asia Society. He is also Office Manager at Mithra Associates DMCC, a Dubai based company. Popalzai
Mir Ahmad Daimirian

Mir Ahmad Daimirian

Mir Ahmad Daimirian has a master’s degree in Central Asian Politics and Security from the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He has worked for a number of international organizations including
Jamshid Yama Amiri

Jamshid Yama Amiri

Jamshid Yama Amiri is an Afghan journalist and writer. He has worked with various private and government media organizations in Afghanistan and has a decade and a half of experience