She is PhD in Islamic Finance from INCEIF, Malaysia and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from CFA Institute, USA. Being a gold medalist in M.Com. (Finance) from Hailey College of Commerce, she also holds MS in Banking & Financial Economics from GCU, Lahore. She is a Diplomat Associate of Institute of Bankers Pakistan with diverse experience of banking and academia spanning over 20 years.

Her areas of interest include Islamic Banking & Finance, Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Modern Portfolio Theory, Behavioural Finance, Financial Contagion and Econometric Modeling.