Zara Qadir

Senior Associate

Experience

Zara is a Senior Associate at PUBLIC, leading international open innovation programmes that connect governments with startups, turning new ideas into real-world impact. She specialises in government challenges, innovation strategy, and programme delivery, designing initiatives that help partners scale solutions while delivering measurable benefits for citizens.

Before joining PUBLIC, Zara worked on research and innovation initiatives across tech and legal sectors, leading complex projects and supporting programmes that brought new technologies into practice. She specialises in government challenges, innovation strategy, and programme delivery, with a focus on creating sustainable partnerships that deliver measurable impact for both public organisations and entrepreneurs.

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