Zakiah Kassam is currently a Principal of AirVironment Canada, a second-generation family-owned environmental consulting company, and a Senior Associate of the Boxfish Infrastructure Group. She has 17 years of professional experience spanning the energy sector, including design of large oil and gas facilities; environmental and occupational health and safety assessments; and large international and multi-national development projects in Central Asia and the Middle East.

Zakiah holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, a Master of Environmental Engineering degree from the University of Calgary, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Laws in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from the University of London.

Zakiah is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA).