Washington, D.C.

Sarvazad
Katouzian

Harvard-trained strategist and operator — building the programs that move people, ideas, and opportunity across borders.

M.EdHarvard University CurrentlyIREX · Global Development FieldInternational Education Policy
Sarvazad Katouzian
Sarvazad Saba Katouzian, M.Ed
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01 Profile

The operator behind
global programs.

Sarvazad Katouzian works where education, diplomacy, and development converge — the Washington ecosystem where policy becomes programs, and programs change lives.

Trained at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, she has built her career inside the institutions that define the field. Her throughline: flawless execution at scale.

“Programs don’t run on vision alone. They run on the people who master every detail — and never lose the mission.”
3Continents of study & work
6+Flagship institutions served
1Focus — access to global education
Sarvazad Katouzian at a Fulbright Teacher Exchanges event
Fulbright Teacher Exchanges · IREX
Sarvazad Katouzian
Washington, D.C.
Washington runs on operators.
She is one of them.
United States Capitol · Washington, D.C.
02 Credentials

Educated for a global stage.

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Master of Education

Harvard Graduate School of Education

International Education Policy — the training ground of the field’s next leaders.

Au·

Bachelor of Arts

American University · Washington, DC

The capital’s premier school of international affairs, minutes from the institutions she now serves.

Dp·

Ciencias Políticas

Universidad Diego Portales · Santiago, Chile

Political science in Santiago — fluency earned on the ground.

03 Experience

Built inside the
institutions that matter.

IREX · Washington, DC

Program Coordinator

Driving programs at a leading global development nonprofit active in 100+ countries.

NAFSA · Washington, DC

Education Abroad Services Coordinator

Data, research, and member-leader engagement at the world’s largest association of international educators.

UC Santa Cruz

International Programs Coordinator

International program operations at a major public research university.

Fulbright Commission

Intern, Educational Exchange

The flagship of American educational diplomacy.

Inter-American Dialogue

Intern, Policy Research

Research at the leading U.S. think tank on Western Hemisphere affairs.

04 Leadership

Community is not a side project.
It’s the point.

As an Omid Ambassador, she drives sponsorship for the annual Washington gala funding education for underserved young women — philanthropy, run with professional rigor.

05 Contact

Bring her to
the table.

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Based inWashington, DC
FieldInternational Education · Global Development
Open toSpeaking · Advisory · Collaboration