Tazreen Hussain
Guest Contributor
Tazreen Hussain is a gender equality and inclusive governance expert with more than 15 years of experience advancing women’s leadership and Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) efforts globally. She most recently served as the Women, Peace, and Security adviser at USAID, where she led implementation of the WPS Act and authored the agency’s 2024 WPS Implementation Plan. Hussain has held leadership and technical roles at Vital Voices, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, and the Center for Civilians in Conflict, shaping global frameworks on women’s political participation, gender-based violence, and civilian protection. She is co-founder of the WPS Collective and holds a master’s in public policy from George Mason University.
