Our Team

Syed Mohammad Yunus

Syed Mohammad Yunus is qualified as professional social worker and development communication expert. He is a recipient of prestigious Independent research fellowship (2006) of SARAI, a program of centre of developing societies (CSDS). He has an intensive experience of working in rural communities especially with women on livelihoods issue and had been an actively involved in improving agribusiness supply chains. Film making, Designing training and learning modules and Project Management are strong forte for Yunus especially using participatory techniques.

Yunus has directed and produced more than 100 films and videos for variety of clients. Yunus is an all days Biryani fan. In his free time apart from swimming and exploring new books, he creates funny learning activities for his two lovely daughters.

Aziz Ur Rehman

Aziz Ur Rehman is the co-founder director at iMentor and an expert in Supply chain assurance programme. He has been advising global brands and certifications systems to promote labor rights across multiple sectors in formal and informal manufacturing environments of all sizes, including agriculture.

Aziz has crossed more than 500 manufacturing units and farms in over 14 countries. Qualified as a Social Work professional, he has expertise in creating multistakeholder engagement to set up social standards, verification & certification methodologies, and establishing implementation systems, rooted to impact and transform the lives of workers. Aziz is known to be family man and says, "What more do you want, when you have a lovely wife and three super cool daughters to return to!"

Meenakshi Goyal

Meenakshi Goyal is an enthusiastic development professional with more than 7 years of experience in various grassroots NGOs. She has extensively worked in rural communities on Health, Education, Livelihood, Entitlements and Awareness. What stands out as her expertise are, firstly, facilitation project in 10 villages with women's self help groups for enterprise building & market support. Meenakshi has also produced many radio programme on entitlements for a community radio channel she supervised under UNICEF project.

What drives her into her role is the commitment towards serving wellbeing of vulnerable sections of the society. Meenakshi loves Art & Craft at her spare time and she is a big fan of Classical dance. Her strong belief is "The starting point of all the achievements is desire"

Mohammed Zaid

Professionally qualified in Graphics & Animation from AJK-MCRC-Jamia Millia Islamia a leading Mass Communication institution in Asia, Mohammed Zaid is a highly creative and multitalented Graphic Designer, cinematographer and films Editor.

He creatively deals with cinematography for commercial music, videos, feature films and documentaries. He has been working freelancing for 7 years as a cinematographer on narratives, commercials, music- videos, and corporate media.

He expresses fables using lights, opus, and shades, and choreographs camera drive in alliance with action and rhythm and makes each image contain a mystery, a riddle, inducing sentiment and linking them to the creative story.

He is fascinated by nature, light, art, people, movement and real life.

Srishti Sharma

Srishti Sharma is a passionate HR and social work professional with a solid academic foundation—holding an MHRM from Jamia Millia Islamia and an MSW from Rajagiri College of Social Sciences. Her multidisciplinary background reflects a deep commitment to people-focused policies and social impact.

She has interned with notable organizations such as REC Limited, PowerGrid Corporation of India, and HR EDGE@Manoj Sinha. Her experience spans payroll and attendance management, recruitment coordination, onboarding, and training logistics. At HR EDGE, she led a research project titled “Projecting HR Interventions as Marketable Products,” delivering data-driven insights. Her time at PowerGrid involved recruitment process evaluation and employee survey design, while her work at NAB Centre for Blind Women offered valuable exposure to disability-inclusive practices. Internships with THDC (SEWA), Rajagiri Outreach, and Bharti Foundation further honed her social work and case management skills.

She is especially interested in labor laws and compliance and strives to align organizational practices with ethical standards. A storyteller at heart, she runs Nazariya Lens, a YouTube channel sharing stories of resilience. She also enjoys poetry, travel, and cooking.

Ahmed Farhan Khan

Ahmed Farhan Khan based in Cairo for last 14 Years with a vast experience in international trade. He is an explorer and has travelled to more than 40 countries in search actual sources of genuine Hand crafted artisan products. His travels have taken him to big factories but often in remotest villages and by lanes of artisan and worker communities. This is where he developed a passion & vision to serve artisan and workers of the world.

For iMentor, he manages the Middle East and Africa region as the Head Partnerships-MEA. He completed his Master in Business Administration has attended over 100+ B2B exhibitions understanding the clients and their needs of socially responsible supply chains. He has a fancy shrimps and love travelling with his wife and adorable son.

Asfia Hayat Khanam

Asfia Hayat Khanam is a dynamic communicator. She loves to weave stories through her skills and experiences while exploring the world. Her background in communicative English from Aligarh Muslim University and a master's degree in development communication from AJK MCRC (Jamia Millia Islamia). She started working with iMentor. She possesses a versatile skill set in creative arts. She has an interest in program design and media advocacy.

Asfia enjoys experimenting with flavors in cooking and traveling to explore new horizons and connecting with people.

Faham Fatima

Faham is a literature enthusiast at heart, she completed her graduation in English Literature from Aligarh Muslim University, completed MA in social work at Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi and started working with iMentor. At iMentor her major engagement has been in the compliance sector across different projects where she has had the experience of assisting as well as leadership roles. Additionally, she also holds command over the skills of reporting and communication.

Dr. Mohd. Yahya Kazami

Dr. Mohd Yahya Kazami is a dedicated sustainability professional with a rich background in environmental sustainability, livelihood development, and applied research. Holding a Ph.D. from Kumaun University, Dr. Kazami has contributed significantly to climate change projects,farm-basedrural livelihoods, and natural resource conservation. His work, which spanscollaboration withorganizations such as the Fair Labour Association and Manjari Foundation, is marked by his expertisein GIS, remote sensing, and social research. Dr. Kazami’s multidisciplinary approach, combined withstrong organizational skills and leadershipcapabilities, enables him to drive impactful developmentinitiatives and contribute to sustainable solutions in rural communities.

Outside of his professional commitments, Dr. Kazami is a passionate bird photographer and hascontributed to The Birds of Ladakh. He enjoys exploring new landscapes, capturing the beauty ofnature, and using his photography to raise awareness about conservation. In addition, he is deeplyinvolved in sustainability-focused research and enjoys sharing his knowledge and insights throughvarious extracurricular activities. His dedication to sustainability extends beyond the workplace, ashe continually seeks ways to combine his professional expertise with his personal passions.

Mohd. Sazzad Hossain

Sazzad Hossain is a compliance professional with nearly 18 years of experiencemanaging compliance in the RMG sector and leading projects in sustainability, audit consulting, and social compliance. Sazzad has worked with third-party audit and consulting firms, focusing on health and safety, auditing, training, and management systems.He is also experienced in ISO 14001, ISO 9001, and ISO 45001 standards, ensuring organizations meet environmental, quality, and health and safety requirements.Sazzad has an extensive expertise in global compliance standards, including WRAP, SEDEX, BSCI, FSC, GRS, RCS and others.

He has made significant contributions to GIZ’s EIPS program and Green Button Qualification Program, where he played a key role in driving ISO certifications and improvingenvironmental and social standards across various industries. In addition, Sazzad’s work has supported secure supply chain practices, particularly through C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism), supporting secure supply chain practices and compliance with international trade regulations.

In his free time, Sazzad loves exploring new destinations and cultures through travel.

Azra Ahmed

Azra Ahmed is an enthusiastic HR professional at iMentor, bringing fresh energy and a keen interest in shaping impactful workplace practices. She holds a master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Jamia Millia Islamia.

In her role, Azra has contributed to key initiatives, including drafting foundational HR policies and implementing an OKR-based performance management system. She also is keen on indulging herself in learnings pertaining to laws especially labour laws and its compliances by exploring its nuances to ensure alignment with organizational practices. Azra is dedicated to creating value, having an impact, empowering employees, and designing processes that drive organizational growth.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Azra enjoys traveling and learning new languages, embracing opportunities to connect with diverse cultures and perspectives.