Zia Khan
@ziakhannyc
Brooklyn resident, SVP Innovation @RockefellerFdn, curious about lots. Tweets are my own
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http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/about-us/our-team/zia-khan 29-12-2010 03:10:36
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The rigid Canadian in me can’t help but cringe at the idea of the Florida Panthers beating the Edmonton Oilers this week
A very necessary integration, and can’t think of anyone better than Alondra Nelson to get it started. Congrats!
While financing gaps are often cited as a key barrier to achieving United Nations’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the biggest obstacle is the lack of scalable solutions, argue The Brookings Institution’s John W McArthur and The Rockefeller Foundation’s Zia Khan. bit.ly/4f6bKf3
I worked with Darren Walker when I joined The Rockefeller Foundation. Taught me the ropes. An early lesson was to hold high standards for doing philanthropy well, because it’s easy to do poorly with no consequences. Thanks for it all Darren! nytimes.com/2024/07/22/art…
With six years remaining until the 2030 deadline to achieve the sustainable development goals, big ideas are needed. John W McArthur and @ziakhannyc discuss how leaders can chart a productive path forward. brookings.edu/articles/reboo…
"Ambitions without solutions are just hopes, while solutions without ambition lead to stagnation." John W McArthur & @ziakhannyc share lessons on how to reboot the #SDGs for systemic gains. Boldness is key! #GlobalGoals #UNGA brookings.edu/articles/reboo…
The world is facing a future of crises. Connecting people to clean, affordable power is the smartest way to ensure the world’s future can be one of opportunity. Ahead of #ClimateWeekNYC, read my latest oped in The New York Times about how we can get there nytimes.com/2024/09/22/opi… #UNGA79
Another great #17Rooms! Thanks to John W McArthur and our The Brookings Institution partners, my The Rockefeller Foundation teammates, and most importantly the participants who embraced this event as a potluck vs. formal dinner.
.The Rockefeller Foundation's Dr. Rajiv J. Shah highlights the clean energy transition's potential to reduce poverty. From a small grant 15 years ago to partnering with African Development Bank Group and World Bank to bring energy to 300M people in Africa, big progress but we can all do more! nytimes.com/2024/09/22/opi…