Fariha Ahmed is the Evaluation Partnerships Specialist at the Independent Evaluation Office of the New Development Bank. She advances institutional learning and evaluation capacity development by building strategic partnerships, facilitating knowledge exchange, and engaging with government counterparts, multilateral development institutions, and national and international evaluation organizations. She also coordinates high-level evaluation events and capacity-building initiatives across NDB member countries.
Previously, Fariha served as Head of Partnerships and Corporate Communications at the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture, where she led stakeholder engagement, policy analysis, advocacy, and institutional communications. She convened high-level engagements involving ICFA members and institutional stakeholders and curated global policy dialogues and trade events to strengthen international cooperation. She has also contributed to publications and developed country-focused features on agriculture, trade, and international cooperation with the support of foreign ministries.