Matt Reed has been appointed as the new “Global” Director of Institutional Partnerships for Aga Khan Foundation. This is a newly created role for the foundation. In his new role, Matt will coordinate all of Aga Khan Foundation’s work with bilateral, multilateral, foundation and corporate partners worldwide. This new role is in addition to his current responsibilities as the CEO of AKF in the UK, a position he has held since 2016.
Between 2013 and 2016, Matt led the Foundation’s work in India as its CEO, focusing AKF on the needs of marginalised communities, establishing significant new relationships, and launching multi-state programmes in education, financial inclusion, livelihoods, and water and sanitation. Earlier, Matt held the position of Director of Programmes for the Foundation in the UK. Previously, he worked at the Getty Research Institute, the Salzburg Seminar, the MacArthur Foundation, and Keck Graduate Institute at the Claremont Colleges.
As CEO in the UK, Matt has the additional responsibility for the Aga Khan Centre in London and building greater public awareness about the work of the broader Aga Khan Development Network.
Matt has a Ph.D. and M.A. in European History from Claremont Graduate University in Los Angeles and a BA in English, summa cum laude, from the University of Oklahoma.
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I must say BRAVO to HH Agajhan Al-Husayni for choosing Matt for soch an important role and wish him all the best of Luck good fortune and best of everything life can offer as work for others is a sure source happiness said Guru Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah Agajhan.
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