Feier Zhao joins GHD after two years of professional work experience in the social impact sector in the U.S. and China. Her most recent work was with Purpose in Motion (PIM), an education social enterprise based in Beijing, China. At PIM, Feierassisted the CEO and Program Manager to develop streams of revenues to accelerate PIM’s growth, led communications with potential and existing clients including foundations, universities, and corporates, managed grants disbursement and proposal submission process, and conducted market research to inform PIM’s business strategy. Before joining PIM, Feier worked at international social enterprise Ashoka as a Global Campaigns Associate at their Arlington, Virginia headquarter, where she produced contents to spotlight Ashoka fellows' impact around the world. Originally from Beijing, China, Feier graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. degree in International Studies and Applied Psychology & Human Development from Boston College. Feier’s interest in international development was largely influenced by her international service and field study experience in Nepal, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Palestine. At GHD, she hopes to focus her studies on evidence-based approaches to economic development and building strong impact evaluation and quantitative skills. Feier speaks fluent Mandarin and English and plans to continue learning Arabic at GHD.