Natasha Mehmood is passionate about gender equality and learning and development. She actively works to introduce gender-balanced policies as an HR professional and empowers women through comprehensive training programs. She has trained more than 2000 women entrepreneurs, making a significant impact on their lives and businesses. Natasha manages the talent initiatives as well as employee engagement and learning and development at Universal Service Fund. Her passion for women empowerment drives her to introduce gender-balanced policies and initiatives within the organization. Natasha's role involves developing and implementing comprehensive learning and development programs tailored to the specific needs of the organization. She actively promotes an inclusive culture as part of the DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) agenda of USF, ensuring a safe, productive, empowering, and equitable work environment. As Lead Trainer at DEMO, Natasha has trained almost 1000 women entrepreneurs, with 63% successfully scaling their businesses and securing funding. Her passion for women's empowerment is evident in her work, where she develops and implements training programs aimed at empowering women in business. Natasha actively engages in initiatives to promote financial literacy among women entrepreneurs and is currently involved in developing a comprehensive curriculum tailored to their specific needs for Karandaaz. Additionally, she has administered campaign and project funding proposals for the Government of Pakistan, conducted research on local and international education policies in the Pakistani education sector, and coordinated with government bodies, partners, and departments to enhance project impact. Natasha has also applied climate change knowledge to advocacy efforts, emphasizing the impacts on women in Asia, and led program management and budget oversight, advocating for climate change education initiatives. While at PHC Global, Natasha successfully secured funds to translate the newly introduced standardized curriculum to an eLearning platform (web and application-based) in partnership with Pak Gulf Construction Pvt. Ltd. (PGCL). With the help of AI techniques and gamification, she developed an efficient and engaging learning management system. Although the project was stopped due to a sudden change of government, this experience significantly contributed to her expertise in training and development. Additionally, Natasha has contributed immensely to the education sector, leveraging her expertise to drive positive change