Nilofar Sakhi is an adjunct faculty at George Mason University. Sakhi has been involved in Afghan peace process since 2011 and remained a regular commentator and speaker in variety of international summits and conferences, and also in media. In addition, Sakhi has been managing a wide range of development and governance programs including human security, democracy and civil society, women's rights, higher education and private sector development. Nilofar has more than 14 years of experience in management and leadership. She managed international organizations, education institutions and national local organization. She has years of experience working with American University of Afghanistan as an executive director and with Open Society Foundations as a country Director in Afghanistan. Nilofar Sakhi is a founder of number of civil society entities such as NGOs, radio station, and libraries. Sakhi is a Fulbright scholar. She was a visiting fellow at National Endowment for Democracy, Columbia University, International Center for Tolerance Education, and a fellow at Asia Society. Nilofar holds a PhD from George Mason University, and graduated from SIAS of Johns Hopkins University as a Master of International Public Policy. She also has a second graduate degree from Eastern Mennonite University in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding.