Naeem Ahmad Bio

As the Chairman of UNIRANKS, I bring a wealth of experience and a profound commitment to enhancing higher education worldwide. With an unwavering dedication to academic quality assurance, I lead the strategic direction of UNIRANKS, a role that is pivotal in shaping the future of educational institutions globally.

Chairman, UNIRANKS
New York, NY — 2021-Present

• Overseeing the prestigious annual UNIRANKS University Ranking process, I am instrumental in providing universities worldwide with credible and comprehensive assessments.
• My vast experience in higher education and strategic leadership equips me to consult with administrators across the globe, fostering meaningful dialogues aimed at elevating educational quality.
• I am a vocal advocate for transparency and precision in academic ranking systems, ensuring that universities are accurately represented and recognized.
• Guiding a diverse team of academic researchers, statisticians, and education policy experts, I ensure that UNIRANKS remains at the forefront of accurate and impactful university assessments.

My role as Chairman of UNIRANKS reflects a lifelong dedication to the advancement of higher education, and my commitment to transparency, accuracy, and educational excellence drives my contributions in this crucial leadership position.

As the Chairman of UNIRANKS, I bring a wealth of experience and a profound commitment to enhancing higher education worldwide. With an unwavering dedication to academic quality assurance, I lead the strategic direction of UNIRANKS, a role that is pivotal in shaping the future of educational institutions globally.

Chairman, UNIRANKS
New York, NY — 2021-Present

• Overseeing the prestigious annual UNIRANKS University Ranking process, I am instrumental in providing universities worldwide with credible and comprehensive assessments.
• My vast experience in higher education and strategic leadership equips me to consult with administrators across the globe, fostering meaningful dialogues aimed at elevating educational quality.
• I am a vocal advocate for transparency and precision in academic ranking systems, ensuring that universities are accurately represented and recognized.
• Guiding a diverse team of academic researchers, statisticians, and education policy experts, I ensure that UNIRANKS remains at the forefront of accurate and impactful university assessments.

My role as Chairman of UNIRANKS reflects a lifelong dedication to the advancement of higher education, and my commitment to transparency, accuracy, and educational excellence drives my contributions in this crucial leadership position.

Na’eem is a Consultant Radiologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London  and Founder of international NGO Selfless which has a mission to provide innovative solutions to our most complex healthcare challenges, worldwide.

Na’eem has served on the Editorial Board for the Royal College of Physicians’ Clinical Medicine Journal and the Future Healthcare Journal. His co-authored textbook on chest radiology received the British Medical Association (BMA) Young Author’s Award in 2017. He has published opinion pieces in the Guardian Healthcare and Prospect Magazine. Na’eem has delivered lectures at the inaugural TEDxNHS and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Annual Grand Challenges Meeting in London.

Na’eem co-founded investor backed healthcare startup ‘ImproveWell’ which focuses on quality improvement and staff engagement which has been deployed in healthcare organisations in UK, US, and New Zealand. Na’eem led a review of the Department for International Development’s (DFID) youth engagement strategy by previous Secretary of State of International Development Rt Hon Justine Greening MP.

Na’eem has served on the Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s Team London and as a Trustee at one of UK’s largest charities, Macmillan Cancer Support. Na’eem has been awarded the Point of Light award from Prime Minister David Cameron and more recently Medallist of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019.