Sadaf Waheed serves as Co-Chair for the Sankara Eye Foundation Gala, bringing over 15 years of dedicated volunteer service to the organization. Her long-standing commitment reflects a deep passion for expanding access to quality eye care and supporting Sankara’s mission to eliminate curable blindness.

Professionally, Sadaf is a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, where she leads complex initiatives and drives strategic impact at scale. She brings the same level of rigor, leadership, and execution excellence from her career into her nonprofit work.

As Co-Chair, Sadaf focuses on building meaningful community engagement, strengthening partnerships, and ensuring the Gala continues to grow its impact. Her ability to connect people to purpose and translate vision into action has made her a key force behind the event’s success.