Taha Rashid

Background

About Taha Rashid

Taha is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the University of Chicago, specializing in Data Analytics. With a focus on impact measurement, he’s honing the skills to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of global development projects.Previously, Taha served as a Program Associate at Acumen, a global non-profit dedicated to investing in social entrepreneurs who tackle poverty and social injustice. In his role, he led insights and assessed the impact of programs like Acumen Academy’s Fellows Program in Pakistan, supporting social entrepreneurs from varied sectors in their journey to drive meaningful change.Taha’s passion for development and social equity is rooted in his background in Sociology and Anthropology from the Lahore University of Management Sciences, where he began to understand the transformative power of education. He has since applied his expertise in data-driven program evaluation with tools like Stata and R across impactful organizations, including Teach For Pakistan, where he worked on educational access in low-income communities, and the Ministry of Federal Education, facilitating policy inclusion for diverse schooling systems. Driven by a vision of a more equitable world, Taha is committed to building effective, scalable solutions that empower communities and broaden access to quality education and opportunities.