Karima Ladhani is the assistant director of program research and development of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program where she leads development and implementation of in-country support for ministries of health and education. She brings expertise in health and education systems strengthening, social innovation, as well as strategic planning and development from international experience across Africa and Asia. She is also the founder & CEO of Barakat Bundle, an award-winning social enterprise that creates life-saving care and education bundles for mothers and newborns in South Asia.