Farwa Nawaz currently serves as a Grants Management Specialist at the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E). Prior to joining ARPA-E, Nawaz served as an Energy Contract Specialist and Procurement Specialist at Booz Allen Hamilton, supporting ARPA-E, as well as a Contract Support Specialist at CACI International, supporting the Drug Enforcement Administration. Nawaz also spent four years as an Operations & Event Program Analyst at AMSG Petroleum, Inc., where she performed technical and process analysis of operational tasks including billing, insurance, vendor invoicing, and business licenses. Nawaz brings with her a strong background in Federal Contracting, Acquisitions, and Procurement.

Nawaz earned her Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Operation Management with a minor in Information Technology from George Mason University.