Natasha ZULKIFLI

Natasha Zulkifli is the founder and leader of Women in Rail Malaysia, a not-for-profit organisation that was set up in 2017 to promote equality and diversity for women in the Malaysian rail industry. She is passionate about driving Women in Rail Malaysia to support the career progression of women currently working within the industry and to also promote the Malaysian rail space as a career of choice to young women.

Natasha has worked in Malaysia’s public transport sector since 2012, previously working with Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD). She is currently the Executive Vice President in the President and Group CEO’s Office at Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, in charge of International Relations. She is responsible for enhancing Prasarana’s linkages and developing collaborative arrangements with international public transport entities.

Natasha also has experience in the not-for-profit space, having run Malaysia-Europe Forum (MEF), for three years as its Executive Director. The MEF was set up to improve relations and bilateral understanding between Malaysia and Europe in areas relating to business and trade.

In the past, Natasha sat as Malaysia’s representative on the Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Partnership Steering Committee, which is a voluntary regional network set up by USAID to support and promote low-emission development across Asia and the Pacific region. She currently represents Malaysia on the Business Women’s Working Group within the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC) and is also part of a select group of Malaysians that advises that UK High Commissioner to Malaysia on strategic issues affecting women and human rights in Malaysia.

Natasha has studied in Kuala Lumpur, New Zealand and London, having obtained a law degree from the London School of Economics (LSE), with a special focus on European Union and international law.