Abroo Khan is the operations strategist for the Communications and Engagement team at the Carnegie Foundation, where she builds the systems, processes, and infrastructure that enable the team to plan strategically, collaborate effectively, and scale its engagement and impact.

Before joining the Foundation, Abroo spent nine years in the California State University system supporting academic leadership and advancing budgeting, planning, and cross-functional operations. She served as an initiative consultant to the CSU chancellor’s office, guiding fiscal planning for all 23 campuses and supporting large, multi-stakeholder efforts in higher education. She later joined Stanford University’s Center for Innovation in Global Health at the School of Medicine, where she supported programs advancing global and refugee health equity and strengthening partnerships across research, education, and policy. She most recently worked at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative before joining Carnegie.

Abroo’s commitment to education and equity is rooted in her early career with the United Nations Refugee Commission, where she worked on international development initiatives focused on expanding access to education for children and women affected by conflict and displacement.

She holds a master’s degree in political science and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.