Fiza Shah is DIL’s Chief Executive Officer. Fiza was born in Quetta, Pakistan, moving to the United States in 1980. Educated in Pakistan, England, and the United States, she initially worked in healthcare administration as manager of the Lakewood Medical Group. In 1997, Fiza founded Developments in Literacy (DIL). Under her leadership, the organization has successfully established hundreds of schools, educating tens of thousands of children across Pakistan’s four provinces. Fiza is committed to equipping students and teachers with an education that gives primacy to academic competencies and life skills. Fiza may be reached at office@dil.org.