Senior Director of External Relations, KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific

Zaim Mohzani is the Senior Director of External Relations at KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, ASEAN’s top-ranked regional think tank. At KSI, he is leading significant initiatives including the ASEAN Economic Club and the World Digital Chamber, enhancing regional cooperation and digital innovation. Previously, Zaim served as the Founding Chairman of Impact Integrated under the Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports, driving national youth policy and development from 2018 to 2023. As a Co-Founder of Nation Building School, a social enterprise, Zaim addresses systemic youth unemployment by equipping young professionals with employability skills. His leadership extends to founding three nonprofits, collectively impacting over 30,000 youths. He was honored as one of the Inspiring Young Leaders by The Edge Media in 2019 and received the prestigious Best Perdana Fellow award in 2023. His leadership acumen has been recognized through selections to various prominent programs, including Dalai Lama Fellows, Acumen Academy Fellowship, British Council Future Leaders Connect, World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers, U.S. Department of State YSEALI Professional Fellowship, and ASEAN Youth Fellowship. He is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society and has contributed as a youth advisor to the Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Zaim earned his M.S. in International Strategy and Diplomacy with Distinction from the London School of Economics and B.A. in Political Science from Monash University. A Chevening Scholar, he led Chevening Alumni Malaysia and founded the Chevening Alumni Southeast Asian Network.