Muzaffar received a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Northwestern University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2006. Muzaffar has a MBA from Institute of Management Development (IMD), Switzerland, and graduated with distinction in leadership in 2011.

Having travelled to over 50 countries, attending executive education at Harvard Business School, Muzaffar knew that something was missing. He had an “aha!” moment on his trip to Finland, where he had the opportunity to spend time in Finnish schools and interact with educationists. Inspired by what he had seen, he imagined the way new, non-traditional systems of education could interrupt the standardized, rigid educational landscape of Pakistani education. He realized that he wanted to do something more meaningful –something transformative, something innovative. In 2015, Muzaffar found his true calling with Veritas Learning Circle (VLC).

Muzaffar is an ICF Certified Coach, RYT 200 Yoga Teacher (Bali) and a practicing therapist having completed his advanced diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counseling from CPPD, UK.

Fatima Obaid’s experience is not just the accumulation of her education and hands-on work experience of 32 years but also that of her ancestors’. With both grandparents and parents as writers and educationists, being in the field of education is the only way of life for her!

She started her career with teaching English as a second language in United Arab Emirates and then moved on to being trained for Early Years Education. She has a diploma in ECED and a Masters in Educational Leadership and Management from AKU. Her research focuses on Inclusive Education in ECE Settings.

Fatima has the experience of teaching, managing schools, and has held key positions in curriculum development and administration in leading schools in Karachi. She is a trainer and has trained more than 500 teachers during the years. Diagnosed with ADHD and having had various learning and acceptance issues, she knows how it feels to be left out! With a belief that all children should have equal opportunities for learning and development, Fatima is a natural fit in the educational philosophy that VLC follows!

A twenty-four hour train ride from Bilaspur (a small town in India) to Bombay, and a shorter flight to Karachi, Muneera made her way to Pakistan. It was 1996, the fresh graduate was determined to become a Montessori Directress from AMI. In the process, she fell in love with Karachi and its people, particularly, Ishrat, who she has been married to for 20 years. Coming from a family of lawyers, educationists and philanthropists, Muneera discovered her passion of facilitating joyful, life-long learning for kids, early on.

With a career spanning over 20 years, she started her career at the International School as a teacher and later joined Foundation Public School in 2011 where she took on a leadership role as the Building Head and was promoted as a Principal.She has been associated with The Citizen’s Foundation as the master trainer developing their early years curriculum.

From trekking in the rain forests of Thailand to the small quaint towns along the Amalfi Coast, Muneera describes exploring the world as her second passion. With an endless supply of creative ideas for enriching early childhood experiences, Muneera embodies VLC’s philosophy of a play based, creative, child-led approach to both education and life.

Shahana Khan has 10 years of comprehensive experience in transforming organizational culture, managing a broad scope of HR functions and building corporate infrastructure. She has experience of building and managing teams and developing a high performance work culture, using psychological theories for individual growth and transformation.

Shahana is currently practicing as a Mental Health Practitioner, while completing the Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling from the CPPD Counselling School based in the U.K. and a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).

Previously, she has worked as a national Human Resources Director at L’Oreal Pakistan. She completed her BSC in Organizational Psychology from Pennsylvania State University PA, USA in 2006.

Shahana joined VLC to build upon the Human Resources function and currently leads Integration and Development at VLC.

Born and raised in Canada and Saudi Arabia, Sabeen got married in 2010 and moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to accompany her husband while he did his Masters Degree. With a love to explore and discover new cultures, particularly after getting her education from schools with a rich and diverse multicultural environment, Sabeen enjoyed the experience of living and learning in Malaysia!
Sabeen has a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Counseling from Effat University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and a Masters Degree in Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine from Northcentral University in Arizona, USA.
Sabeen began her journey with VLC as a parent volunteer and Deen Kids teacher - until she joined full time in 2018 at a position created just for her - Family Engagement Ambassador!
The quote that Sabeen lives by that encompasses her hope for life is by Erma Bombeck: “When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.”