Nasrat Khalid

Khalid was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. He grew up in Pakistan as a refugee until the age of 16. He developed an early interest in computers through access to school computer labs and began self-training in network systems engaged in technology and development initiatives in Afghanistan. He earned technical certifications in computer networking and later obtained a Master’s degree in Business and Management from the University of Essex in UK in 2015.

From 2008 to 2017, Khalid worked with international development and multilateral institutions, including the Education Development Center (EDC) in the U. S., where he served in as Information Technology Consultant offering skills training for Afghan youth in a project funded by USAID. Subsequently, he joined Chemonics International in the U.S as a technology lead. Later, he taught at the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). In 2012, Khalid joined the World Bank, where he worked with the Afghanistan Country Office until 2020, then in South Asia, and eventually out of the World Bank's HQ in Washington, DC.