Aneesa Jamal has been involved with innovative work in school education for the past 14 years. She is the founder of Cogitation Club and Al Qamar Academy. In 2023, she was selected as one of 30 global CEE-Change Fellows by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). Aneesa is a NatGeo certified educator for teaching geo inquiry, storytelling using photography, and teaching climate change. She also holds micro-credentials from Cornell University in climate change and environmental education and has completed a certification on reinventing schools from Teach for India. An alumna of Smith College, she holds an MBA from the University of Washington and is currently pursuing her PhD in Education at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Her research work focuses on project-based learning, environmental education, and climate change education.