Saba Shahid is currently Manager R&D and Partnerships at the LUMS Centre for Entrepreneurship. She is a development economist specializing in policy advocacy on sustainable development and local-led development solutions. Saba has performance history in stakeholder management, designing and delivering training modules, and building partnerships for shared goals within the entrepreneurial ecosystem and think tank sector. Her academic background includes a graduate degree in Local Economic Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an undergraduate degree in Economics from Bilkent University, Turkey.