Zia Khan

Zia Khan Vice President, Initiatives and Strategy at The Rockefeller Foundation Greater New York City Area Connect Connect with Zia Khan The Rockefeller Foundation Stanford University See contact info 500+ connections Senior executive currently leading The Rockefeller Foundation's program work and portfolio of initiatives. Frequent writer and speaker on strategy, innovation, social change, leadership, and cross-sector partnerships. Experience The Rockefeller Foundation Company NameThe Rockefeller Foundation Total Duration9 yrs 7 mos TitleVice President, Initiatives and Strategy Dates EmployedNov 2013 – Present Employment Duration5 yrs 7 mos LocationGreater New York City Area Reporting to the President, I lead the global Program Team of over 70 professional in assessing opportunities, designing strategies, and managing implementation to achieve transformative change. This role is a combination of my former Vice President role and another Vice President’s role overseeing implementation and was created based on my track record of successfully leading work from idea generation to results. Current responsibilities include setting strategy and managing execution of the Foundation's initiatives, monitoring impact and performance, driving continuous organizational improvement, representing the Foundation at high-level events, and building partnerships TitleVice President, Strategy and Evaluation Dates EmployedNov 2009 – Nov 2013 Employment Duration4 yrs 1 mo LocationGreater New York City Area As co-leader of the Program Team, I led the Research, Strategy, Innovation, and Evaluation functions in addition to our Bellagio center programming. Shaped the Foundation’s overall strategy to achieve our vision. Oversaw the Foundation’s scanning, opportunity shaping, and strategy development processes. Accomplishments include having developed the Foundation's strategy and management approaches, built our approaches for finding innovative opportunities and shaping initiative strategies, and implemented our monitoring and evaluation systems See less Booz & Company Partner and Vice President Company NameBooz & Company Dates EmployedJul 2009 – Oct 2009 Employment Duration4 mos LocationSan Francisco Bay Area Joined Booz & Company (now part of PwC as Strategy&) after it acquired Katzenbach Partners. As a leader in the Organizational Change & Leadership, High-Tech, and Telecommunications practices, I led account teams and practice areas. Co-founded the Katzenbach Center to create new approaches for improving organizational performance. Katzenbach Partners LLC Principal Company NameKatzenbach Partners LLC Dates EmployedJul 2003 – Jul 2009 Employment Duration6 yrs 1 mo LocationGreater New York City Area Joined as an engagement manager to support existing client accounts and was promoted to lead and acquire new client accounts. Asked to open our San Francisco office based on a proven track record of client service, people development, thought leadership, and entrepreneurship.Developed and managed major client accounts and expanded our client base with ~$2MM of new client billings annually. Developed our practice areas in senior leadership team effectiveness, strategy under uncertainty, innovation, P&L-based management, and organizational transformation. Initiated the firm’s signature intellectual capital on the “informal” organization that was published in many magazines and journals. Co-authored Leading Outside the Lines (Jossey-Bass, 2010) with Jon Katzenbach, which was listed as one of the year’s top 10 business books and translated into five different languages. See less AT Kearney Manager Company NameAT Kearney Dates EmployedOct 1999 – Jul 2003 Employment Duration3 yrs 10 mos LocationGreater New York City Area Joined the Strategic Services practice with a focus on high tech and telecom clients. Focused on product portfolio strategy, operational transformation, new business models, and marketing strategy. Education Stanford University Stanford University Degree NamePhD and MS Field Of StudyEngineering Dates attended or expected graduation 1993 – 1999 Cornell University Cornell University Degree NameBS Field Of StudyEngineering Dates attended or expected graduation 1989 – 1993