Zumer Zia is a governance and public policy professional based in Lahore, Pakistan. In 2022–2025, she was an integral member of the ADB team helping the Government of Pakistan to implement its state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform agenda. In this capacity, she co-led the preparation of the communications strategy for the reforms, as well as the seminal diagnostic assessment work on gender equality in Pakistan's SOEs. Zumer studied Economics and Politics at Lahore University of Management Sciences.