About ZS Impact Consulting
Dr. Zehra Surani is a global leader in strategic thinking and a well being consultant based in Corpus Christi,Texas. Dr. Z has a Ph.D. in Industrial & Organizational Psychology and specializes in strategic planning, visioning, work-related stress, work-life balance,& psychometrics. She works with schools, hospitals, law firms, and multinational organizations to deliver workshops on these topics internationally, from Minneapolis to Indonesia, reaching thousands and transforming both the way individuals think and organizations function. She has organized events for over 80,000 participants and managed 2,000+ community members around a common goal,showing how Dr. Z believes in the power of community to drive results. Dr. Z served as the President of Rotary Club of Southside Corpus Christi and is slated to serve as District Governor in 2024. She is on the faculty for the international Rotary Leadership Institute and is the Chair of the Education Committee for the Nueces County Opioid Task Force. Previously,she served as Chair of The Purple Door(Women’s Shelter of South Texas) and Chair of the Corpus Christi Independent School District's School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC). She has extensive experience working in community mobilization, community outreach, and community service in cross cultural and multilingual contexts.
Dr. Zehra Surani co-founded the It’s Your Life Foundation with her husband, Dr. Salim Surani, in 2006, and has directed and implemented numerous programs for improving the health of the community. They have developed programs that focus on anti-tobacco/anti-vaping education, diabetes prevention, and mental health awareness.Their programs have impacted more than 150,000 students in South Texas. For her humanitarian efforts and public service work,she has received several awards, accolades, and recognitions including the John P. McGovern Award by the Texas Medical Association Foundation, the American College of Chest Physicians Humanitarian Award,the Ready or Not Foundation Community Leader Award,the Health Promotion award byTexas Cardiovascular and Stroke Prevention, and a State of Texas Certificate of Resolution for Excellence in Community Service.