Naz Ahmed Georgas is the Executive Director of the Cordoba House. She is a graduate of Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) with a Masters in the field of International Affairs in Economic and Political Development. Her main career has revolved around the United Nations. At the UN, Naz Georgas worked for various UN-affiliated NGOs, including the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS), the World Council of Churches (WCC), and the National Council for Women. For the past 17 years Naz Ahmed Georgas has been an active member of the Muslim Community in New York, and has worked and researched extensively in the field of Islam and Islamic Spirituality. She has studied and worked under the guidance of various professors and prominent community leaders. Most of her main perspective has been shaped from the direction and guidance of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. Currently, she lives in New York with her husband David and three children.
