Biosketch
Yasir Mushtaq is a doctoral candidate in Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the UMass Lowell. A Fulbright Scholar and a graduate of four universities across Pakistan and the United States, Yasir brings a diverse educational background and over 15 years of rich leadership experience spanning the military, energy and textile sectors.
His intellectual curiosity is rooted in a lifelong fascination with the deeper architecture of leadership. At the heart of his research lies a conviction that leadership is, fundamentally, a communicative act: a dynamic dialogue between intention and perception, shaped by culture, context and the delicate interplay of trust. Rather than fitting leadership into conventional molds, his research seeks to confront a more profound question: How do we measure something as inherently human as the way a leader's communication lands in the mind and heart of another?
Beyond academia, Yasir is an active community volunteer, tutoring learners and creating mentoring opportunities that open doors to education and growth. His vision is to bridge the space between rigorous research and meaningful human development, cultivating the next generation of leaders who lead not just with authority, but with genuine understanding.