Natasha Shah Syed

About Natasha Shah Syed

Natasha is a Biden-Harris appointee with over 15 years of experience in program and budget management, operations and support; policy formulation and implementation; stakeholder coordination; and human resources across key public institutions. As a seasoned budget planning professional with experience in managing expenditures, funds disbursement, quality assurance and risk mitigation processes, policy and budgetary compliance, internal audits and developing and implementing SOPs, Natasha has expertise in engaging and advising senior policymakers, identifying policy and procedural issues, delivering clear, concise, and accurate technical findings and recommendations to career executives and non-career officials, and implementing process improvements with measurable outcomes to inform policy. Natasha is a tested team leader and supervisor who has extensive experience in leading teams, building consensus, assessing the readiness level and quality of outputs, and reviewing analyses to ensure consideration of impacts on stakeholders and beneficiaries. Furthermore, Natasha is highly skilled in cross-functional and inter-agency collaboration and coordination, developing strategic partnerships and leading on internal/external stakeholder engagement across Local, State, Federal, quasi-government, and international development agencies both in the US and overseas to ensure timely delivery of program and policy objectives for organizations such as, Save the Children International, Department for International Development, United Nations Global Pulse, UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and US General Services Administration.

Experience

1. Special Assistant to the Ncr Regional Administrator

   GSA

   Jan 2023 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Master's degree, Public Administration

  2013 — 2015

• Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad

  Masters of Science, Anthropology

  2004 — 2006