Dr. Asyia Kazmi, OBE

CEO

Dr. Asyia Kazmi, OBE, is the CEO of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a Qatar Foundation initiative that drives innovation, research, and policy to address global education challenges.

Prior to joining Qatar Foundation, Asyia served as the Global Education Policy Lead at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she focused on effective instructional practices, education advocacy, edtech and AI.

She has held senior roles in three UK Government departments: as a Senior Education Adviser in DFID, a Project Director in the Department for Education, and a Senior Her Majesty’s Inspector at Ofsted, where she inspected schools, local authorities, and teacher education programs, and trained headteachers and inspectors.

Asyia holds a Master’s in Applied Mathematics from Imperial College London, a Doctorate in Education from the Institute of Education, University College London, and two PGCEs—one in mathematics teaching and another in leadership development and educational consulting.

She was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 2022 New Year’s Honours List for her services to education, particularly girls’ education.