Puruesh Chaudhary

Chaudhary holds a master's degree in International Negotiation and Policymaking from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.^[3]

Her professional work has included research and consulting for multilateral organisations, government entities, media institutions, and private-sector organisations in Pakistan.^{[citation needed]} Through Agahi, she has overseen projects including the Pakistan Foresight Initiative, which develops frameworks intended to support public policy and strategic planning.^{[citation needed]} She has contributed to foresight research, including a compilation examining possible futures for Pakistan to 2060,^[4] and co-authored a chapter in The Future of Business.^[5]

She co-founded the Agahi Awards, an annual journalism recognition programme in Pakistan,^[6] and has been involved in the development of tools including the Media Credibility Index and the Ethical Media Audit.^{[citation needed]} She has collaborated with the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University on foresight research fellowships,

^[7] and has served as Pakistan ambassador for the Centre of International Media Ethics.^[8]

Her other affiliations have included advisory roles with the Centre of International Media Ethics^[9] and the UN-Habitat Youth Fund Programme.^{[citation needed]} She is an alumna of the National Defence University^[10] and has been associated with the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers community,^[11] the Aspen Institute, the World Futures Society, and the Millennium Project's planning committee.^[12]

In 2012, Chaudhary presented the work of Agahi at a TEDxNUST event in Islamabad.^[13]