Introduction
My 25 years of experience includes policy development, program implementation, governance, project management, business development, marketing strategy, systems monitoring and solution deployment within the environmental technology and public policy sectors. My project portfolio has employed market research, project/contract management, econometrics, value chain analysis, accountability mechanisms, best practices and transparency based instruments; to better serve the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability objectives of organizational strategy.
I currently serve as a Visiting Fellow with Islamabad’s Sustainable Development Policy Institute, where I strive to facilitate north south knowledge transfer between civil and civic service actors and research on issues related to sustainable development, political economy, administrative development and municipal governance and utility management. My interests at present are focussed on the intersection between the informal sector and sustainable urban development at Ryerson’s Faculty of Politics and Public Administration, as a Lecturer and Researcher.
Faisal is an alumnus of Ryerson University (Masters in Public Policy and Administration), York University (MBA in Business and Environment) and the University of Toronto (Honors Baccalaureate in Biology and Environmental Science).
Expert
Good afternoon colleagues. I currently serve as a Manager of Enterprise Information Solutions with the City of Toronto's Water Division. My doctorate is in Policy Studies from Ryerson University and I also have an MBA in Sustainability from York University. I have had the opportunity to work some of North America's leading environmental technology firms. On the international development side, I have engaged in project work with the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Aga Khan Foundation, United Nations and World Bank. My research has allowed me to lead multi method comparative research projects in Pakistan and South Asia. From time to time I have advised the Government of Pakistan and provincial governments on municipal issues at various levels of provincial and local government. Closer to home, I serve as a Lecturer in Policy Studies at Ryerson University.
Fields of expertise: e-Transformation / e-Governance, Strategic planning, Urban development, Water and sanitation