Daud Malik is an experienced democratic governance expert and researcher, with background in media, communication and development sector. His research areas include rule of law, elections, public sector governance, stakeholder analysis. 

He has authored reports on livelihood, rehabilitation, stakeholder analysis, rule of law, voter education, home-based workers, FATA, media, off-grid consumers. In 2018, he co-authored a report, funded by FES, on the ten years of parliament (National Assembly and Senate). In 2017 and 2018, he worked with the EU-funded SUBAI project to help update the website of Balochistan Assembly and citizen guides in Urdu on the provincial legislature.

He has worked with leading English dailies – The News and Dawn. As National Press Officer of Oxfam International after the 2005 earthquake, he worked closely with the Advocacy team to highlight issues related to building back better. For three years (2007-2010) he has worked with the USAID-funded Pakistan Legislative Strengthening Project, as Representation Advisor. His work with the National Assembly and Senate and the four provincial assemblies helped in extending their outreach.

He headed the English publication section of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), editing its by-monthly research publication and research papers. 

Daud Malik did his master’s in English Literature from Gordon College, Rawalpindi.

Tabassum Hussain is a young and energetic monitoring, evaluation, learning and research professional, who brings with himself a deep understanding of social development. With the experience of managing large-scale countrywide survey studies on issues of governance, health, education, poverty graduation, livelihood, agriculture, CPIs, value chains, WASH, and gender, he has worked with the leading consulting firms of Pakistan. 

He has hands-on knowledge of qualitative and quantitative data collection and management, along with statistical analysis techniques. 

He has worked with bi-lateral & multi-lateral organizations/agencies, INGOs and NGOs, including USAID, DFID, UNDP, UNICEF, RSPN, BMGF, PPAF, Care International, etc. The projects included baseline surveys, KAP surveys, socio-economic profiling, evaluations (using OECD DAC and UNEG criteria)/ assessments/end-lines, monitoring & evaluation and third-party validation for various program/projects in social development sectors. 

Tabassum is a master’s in Economics from the International Islamic University Islamabad.