Asad Pabani is pursuing an MA in Global Human Development at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Previously, he graduated with a BA in Political Science and Sociology, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University. Asad has worked as a journalist and researcher in Pakistan since 2017, co-founding the digital media platform Soch Videos, and more recently, as the editor-in-chief of Macro Pakistani, an economic analysis publication funded by Harvard University's South Asia Institute. In addition, he has served as a research consultant for the British High Commission, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, and the Swiss-based education and health consulting firm, Acasus. His academic career and work experience have primarily examined suboptimality in urban policymaking and its implications for working class and marginalized communities.