Zaynab Sadan — CEO
I am an engineer with a love for nature and yoga. I get excited about people finding their purpose and living their truth through their vocation and spiritual practices. I am currently exploring policy and business interventions to catalyse the transition towards a circular economy for material value chains, with a focus on plastics. Alongside this I enjoy facilitation and skills-building in innovation and human-centred design methodologies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a sustainability-focused policy expert with strong engineering and innovation skills.
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Experience: 11 yrs 11 mos
Career Highlights
- Expertise in circular economy and sustainability.
- Strong background in policy and systems change.
- Passionate about innovation and human-centered design.
Work Experience
Presidential Climate Commission
Presidential Climate Commissioner (4 mos)
WWF South Africa
Senior Technical Specialist: Policy & Systems Change (8 mos)
Global Plastics Policy Lead (11 mos)
Global Advocacy Specialist, Plastics Policy (5 mos)
Regional Plastics Policy Advisor, Africa (1 yr 4 mos)
Regional Plastics Policy Coordinator - Africa (1 yr 4 mos)
Programme Officer: Circular Plastics Economy (11 mos)
Project Officer: Circular Plastics Economy (1 yr 5 mos)
Circular Plastics Economy Research Intern (5 mos)
WWF
Member, WWF Global A-team for Innovation (1 yr 11 mos)
Parliamentary Monitoring Group
Parliamentary Monitor & Editor (2 mos)
The EcoBrick Exchange
Environmental Education Workshop Facilitator (5 mos)
Cape Africa
Graduate Engineering Intern (1 mo)
University of Cape Town
Assistant Lecturer: Chemical Engineering (5 mos)
Senior Academic Teaching Assistant: Chemical Engineering (4 mos)
Academic Teaching Assistant: Chemical Engineering (1 yr 9 mos)
Graduate Research Assistant: Centre for Catalysis Research (2 mos)
Art of Living International Center, Bangalore
Green Projects Intern (1 mo)
WomEng (Women In Engineering)
University Ambassador Program Facilitator and Fellowship Liaison (8 mos)
Unilever
Supply Chain Intern (1 mo)
Shell
Product optimization and trading intern (1 mo)
Chevron
Process Engineering Intern (1 mo)
Private
Academic Tutor (3 yrs 3 mos)
Education
Master of Science (MSc) at University of Cape Town
Foundation Programme in Design Thinking at University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Science (BSc) including Honours at University of Cape Town
at SHAWCO Shine Saturday School
Matric Certificate at Good Hope Seminary