Fatimah Akhtar Momtaz joined BRAC University as a Lecturer at the Department of Economics and Social Sciences in 2022. She obtained her Master of Science (MSc) in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology from Leiden University, Netherlands with a focus on Public Policy. She completed her Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) in Anthropology from BRAC University. Prior to working in BRAC University, she worked as a Junior Lecturer in Leiden University, Netherlands.