Ahmereen Reza OBE Director of HighForest leading on 'Tenorez' a net zero private real estate investment and finance start-up, completed her graduate work from MIT on urban planning & Social Mobility and a consultant advising businesses & charities on poverty alleviation, social housing, effective community-based self-help and improving opportunities for underserved communities.

Ahmereen is Chair CWO-Diversity,  CPF- Area Leadership Champion, former GLA candidate London List, a Prospective Parliamentary Candidate-PPC, Vice-Chair- Conservative Friends of Pakistan, Communities Working Group and a former PPC for Hodge Hill Birmingham GE 2017.  

Ahmereen received Order of British Empire-OBE at The Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2020 in recognition for service to DIL UK, political and public service, and interfaith work Oct. 2020, the British Communities Honours Award-2015, the Eurasian Award-2014 and nominated as 'Women of the Future' at the Asian Women of Achievements Awards-2013, recognising her work with women and multi ethnic minority communities in the UK. 

Former NED for Southern Housing Group, co-founder/ former Chair of a charity that educates girls in Pakistan and re-skills underprivileged minority women. Ahmereen is former CEO- British Pakistan Foundation and a Trustee of Nisa Nashim that works with Jewish and Muslim women to build bridges. Ahmereen served on the steering committee to reducing barriers for women on Boards of FTSE 350 companies and to increase a diverse pipeline of senior management.

At present, Ahmereen is giving priority to preventing homelessness, mentoring first offenders into jobs to stop reoffending, to provide BAME women career pathways and off benefits and supporting mental health wellbeing classes for terminally ill children at Great Ormond Street, Evelina Children’s Hospital, University College Hospital, The Royal London and Whipps Cross Hospital.

Her fined tuned interpersonal skills, goal oriented and methodical process in delivering programs is based on her over 25 years’ experience as an architect and founder/Chair of a charity that educates girls, in a male dominated sector in cities like NY, Tokyo, London and Karachi. 

She is tenacious, driven, yet modest with an ability to tackle challenges and work well under pressure. A personable manner with the ability to be clear, precise, diplomatic and compassionate. Ahmereen is passionate about making a difference in the UK – both by inspiring and engaging young people with positive role models and opportunities and by engaging with stakeholders and projects on the frontline, making the change a reality.