Instructor Details

Dr. Nadir Zafar is a Singaporean national who holds several leadership roles.

He is the Director of the Singapore Leaders Network (SGLN), where he leads a national movement aimed at preparing Singaporeans for global leadership roles. SGLN is funded by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and managed by the Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI).

At HCLI, Dr. Zafar is Chief Experience Officer (CXO), responsible for leading the client engagement, strategic marketing, and alumni relations teams. HCLI is a Temasek Management Services-owned leadership institute backed by the EDB and Ministry of Manpower. Our mission is to develop leaders and leadership in Asia.

He previously served as Chief Operating Officer at a global education technology company based in UAE and as a Board Member of a London-listed education company.

In his free time, Dr. Zafar is working on an edtech venture, Realschool, a platform that makes it easy for business professionals to share knowledge and learn from one another through real-time online classes.

Dr. Zafar has a Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation from the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, & Human Development, an MBA from global business school INSEAD, and a Bachelor of Business Management from the pioneer cohort at the Singapore Management University.