Biography
Dr. Saad Sahil is an education entrepreneur, organizational leader, and researcher with more than 16 years of experience across teaching, school leadership, large-scale education management, teacher professional development, education technology, and education innovation. Through his work in the U.S. and Pakistan, he has supported thousands of educators and education initiatives reaching more than 250,000 students across more than 1,200 schools.
Dr. Sahil currently serves as director of operations and training at Encore Development and is the founder of EdTrainers and PollenXR. Over the course of his career, he has launched and supported multiple ventures and education initiatives, with a particular focus on building organizations from the ground up, scaling programs, developing educators, and designing innovative learning experiences and curricula.
A Google for Education Certified Trainer, Dr. Sahil has presented on innovative uses of education technology in classroom settings at the Google for Education Champions Symposium in Chicago and has delivered a talk at the Harvard Kennedy School on education technology in emerging economies. His work in this area focuses on how technology can improve teaching, learning, and access in both established and resource-constrained education systems.
His recent scholarship examines the effects of generative AI on learning behavior and independent thinking in low-cost schools, education entrepreneurship in emerging contexts, school-sector classification in Pakistan, and teacher professional development. His work includes "The Effect of Generative AI Tools on Learning Behavior and Independent Thinking in Low-Cost Schools," alongside research on building and scaling education initiatives in emerging markets.
Dr. Sahil is a recipient of the 2026 Kwame Nkrumah Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. A graduate of Penn GSE's Education Entrepreneurship program, he now serves as senior advisor for special projects, supporting students and alumni through advising, international student engagement, entrepreneurship programming, and community-building initiatives. He holds an M.S.Ed. in Education Entrepreneurship from Penn GSE, an M.B.A. from Lahore University of Management Sciences, and a doctorate in Educational Management.