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Fatima currently serves as Chief Development Officer for Freedom House in Boston; where she is responsible for the advancement efforts that support the organizations’s mission of building economic, racial and social equity for Black, Brown, and Immigrant youth in Boston through education and leadership development. She is the co-founder and co-Executive Director of The SHAZH Foundation, a non-profit organization that invests in and supports students in Durban, South Africa in achieving academic excellence by removing socioeconomic obstacles and promoting leadership development opportunities.

Before joining Freedom House, Fatima spent 15 years at General Electric, where she held roles in finance, strategy, marketing, and operations across Latin American, Europe; and Africa, where her work focused on advancing economic inclusively through access to energy, healthcare, and skills development. Fatima holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Austin College.