emma's torch board of directors, Saara Hafeez, Member  Senior Operations Specialist, Shopify

Saara Hafeez

Board Member

Saara Hafeez Malik is dedicated to the economic empowerment of disenfranchised people. She has built her career at the intersection of social impact and technology.

She is a Senior Product Manager at Shopify, a tech platform for entrepreneurs. Before Shopify, she launched ALTRD, a social enterprise focused on empowering immigrant and refugee women, and the Tijuana site of International Sanctuary, a social enterprise focused on helping trafficking survivors rebuild their lives. 

Saara also serves on the board of the Zakat Fund of NYC, an organization focused on poverty alleviation.

Saara studied at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.