Zohra Zori learned the importance of changing the world at a young age. Growing up in Afghanistan during the Soviet War, her family’s safety was constantly in question. “My father was a general in the military when the Soviets took over, and my mother was the president of all pharmacies in the country of Afghanistan, so our lives were in danger for many reasons,” she says.
In 1987, Zori and her family walked for 12 days to resettle in Pakistan. They eventually received political asylum and were relocated to the United States, where Zori’s experiences as a refugee would continue to shape her life.
As someone who always wanted to be part of something bigger than herself, Zori was drawn to working in the nonprofit sector. She spent a large part of the last decade building a successful career in nonprofit leadership and philanthropy but aspired to something deeper. “I missed being connected and having that taste of direct impact,” she says.
