Aiysha Kirmani Zafar is the chief financial officer for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is a CPA with over 18 years of experience in accounting with a focus in not-for-profit accounting.

Aiysha oversees the Finance team in performing the daily accounting and financial reporting, managing the grants accounting and reporting function, preparing the organizational operating budgets and forecasts, monitoring and strengthening the internal control structure, and ensuring compliance with the financial regulatory requirements in Carnegie’s localities.