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Puruesh Chaudhary | |
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| Born | 26 January 1983 |
| Alma mater | Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies |
| Occupation(s) | Futures researcher, media development practitioner |
| Organization | Agahi |
| Title | President, Agahi |
Puruesh Chaudhary (born 26 January 1983) is a Pakistani futures researcher and media development practitioner. [1] She is the founder and president of Agahi, a non-governmental organization focused on media capacity building in Pakistan. Chaudhary is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad. [2]
She holds a master's degree in International Negotiation and Policymaking from Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. [3]
Her work has included research and consulting for multilateral organizations, government entities, media institutions, [4] and private-sector groups in Pakistan. [5] [6] [7] [8] Through Agahi, she has overseen projects such as the Pakistan Foresight Initiative, which develops frameworks intended to support public policy and strategic planning. She has contributed to foresight research, including a compilation examining possible futures for Pakistan up to 2060, [9] and co-authored The Future of Business. [10] [11]
Chaudhary has also been involved in media-related programs. [12] She co-founded the Agahi Awards, an annual journalism recognition program in Pakistan, [13] and has participated in the development of tools such as the Media Credibility Index and Ethical Media Audit. She has collaborated with the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies of Quaid-e-Azam University on foresight research fellowships, [14] and has served as an ambassador in Pakistan for the Centre of International Media Ethics. [15]
Her other affiliations have included advisory and mentoring roles with organizations such as the Centre of International Media Ethics [16] and the UN-Habitat Youth Fund Program. [17] She has taken part in training initiatives related to media ethics in Pakistan. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] Chaudhary is an alumna of the National Defence University [24] and has been associated with the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers community, [25] the Aspen Institute, the World Futures Society, and the Millennium Project’s planning committee. [26] [27]
In 2012, Pruruesh Chaudhary gave a talk about the first steps of Agahi at TedxNUST in Islamabad, Pakistan. [28]