About Me
My Journey
At sixteen, I left home with one suitcase and a scholarship that changed everything.
I grew up in Pakistan, where ambition often has to be quiet and practical. But when I was selected for the U.S. Department of State’s YES Program, a fully funded exchange that took me to Michigan, my world expanded overnight. I learned what it felt like to be heard in a classroom, to question ideas openly, and to imagine a future that wasn’t confined by geography. That year did more than teach me about America — it taught me possibility.
I carried that sense of possibility back with me and followed it to the United Kingdom, where I chose law — not because it was safe, but because it was powerful. Law school challenged me in ways I didn’t expect. I graduated with First Class Honours, but more importantly, I learned to see law as a living system — one that can either protect people or leave them behind.
After graduating, I returned to Pakistan and stepped into the heart of its digital transformation. I worked with the country’s largest fintech company, helping build and support digital wallet and financial literacy initiatives, particularly for underprivileged women. I watched technology unlock independence and I also saw how quickly innovation can outpace regulation. That tension became my question: Who builds the legal frameworks for the future?
That question took me to Edinburgh. I was awarded a full scholarship to the University of Edinburgh, selected as the only candidate from Pakistan. There, I immersed myself in technology law, learning how legal systems must evolve when finance, data, and technology collide
Today, that journey has brought me to Boston, where I am pursuing an LL.M. in Banking & Financial Law at Boston University School of Law. I study how banks are regulated, how financial systems are structured, and how emerging technologies reshape risk and responsibility. Alongside my studies, I work with the Boston Bar Association, learning from practitioners at the center of the U.S. legal market.
Yet no matter how far I go, I remain deeply connected to where I began. I currently serve as a permanent cabinet member of the Pakistani Young Lawyers Association, mentoring young lawyers who are navigating a profession that often offers little room to dream — especially to women.
This journey — from Pakistan to Michigan, from London and Edinburgh to Boston — has been anything but linear. It has been shaped by curiosity, courage, and a refusal to accept limits that were never meant to exist.
My career is at the intersection of law, finance, and technology, not just to follow the future but to help write its rules.
Expertise
My work sits at the intersection of banking law, financial regulation, and technology. I offer guidance and insight on topics including U.S. banking and financial regulation, fintech and digital finance, technology law, and cross-border legal education and careers.
