Farah Shoukry, B.Sc. Architectural Engineering was born and raised in Cairo; the issues of urbanism and the complexities involved were the primary drivers of her education and professional experience. She worked for three years as an architect, alongside completing an M.A. in the History of Islamic Art and Architecture. She joined a start-up company focused on providing innovative solar energy solutions, and hence the urban sustainability focus. She parted to pursue her second master’s degree specializing in Managing and Financing Urban Infrastructure (2016). She joined an environmental and development consultancy in Egypt afterward, in which she participated in developing environmental management systems, conducted environmental and social due diligence - according to international lender's requirements, and assisted in developing impact assessment studies. She's currently enrolled in the Environmental Engineering PhD Program at the American University in Cairo.