Khan, Pakistani national is the Executive Coordinator of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Khan was the Director for the Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Mr. Khan directed the preparation of the Ministerial meeting of the Economic and Social Commission on ICT For Development. Mr. Khan is actively involved in the use of ICT4 Peace and in probing into the role of youth as agents of change which will be the topic of the forthcoming Conference of GAID on the 24th of September 07