Syeda Bokhari is a financial analyst at The Chicago Community Trust.
Prior to joining the Trust in 2023, Syeda was a finance and accounting consultant with The World Bank, a consultant with the South Asian Student Policy Association at the University of Chicago, and a finance strategy manager for HELP NGO in Lahore, Pakistan, a nonprofit promoting financial literacy among low-income families.
Syeda obtained a Bachelor’s in Management Science from Lahore University, and a Master’s in Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago.
Originally from Multan, Pakistan, Syeda now lives in the Hyde Park neighborhood. She loves traveling and exploring new places and has visited more than 40 countries. When not packing and unpacking, she likes to paint in her spare time.