Pakzan Dastoor

Pakzan is part of the team that shapes strategy and investments for the Property Inclusivity portfolio at Omidyar Network India.

She brings over 13 years of experience in the Indian social impact sector. Prior to joining Omidyar Network India, Pakzan worked at Dasra for over a decade where she incubated and scaled the Advisory Research & Diligence Practice driving philanthropic investments to some of India’s most pressing development priorities, guided the organization's vision and strategy as part of an executive leadership group, and most recently led collaborative initiatives in the areas of urban sanitation and child protection. She started her career at The Akanksha Foundation as a teacher, contributing to curriculum and community strengthening programs to maximize student potential. 

Pakzan has an MBA from S P Jain School of Global Management. She is a Salzburg Global Fellow and a Dasra Social Impact Leadership Fellow. 

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