Leadership

Yama Nasir
Financial Controller/Senior Director of Finance
Yama Nasir is Counterpart’s Financial Controller/Senior Director of Finance. With over 23 years of professional experience, he has worked for prestigious institutions including the Department for International Development of the UK, United Nations Development Program, The Asia Foundation, as well as programs funded by USAID, U.S. Department of State, European Union, and the World Bank. Throughout his professional career, he has undertaken several initiatives—including the revamping of financial systems and controls, setting up partnership financial systems, and introducing data-driven decision making processes. His country experience includes Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Education
M.S., Accounting, Queens College, City University of New York
B.A., Accounting (Magna Cum Laude), Mercyhurst University