Yasir Khan is a PhD student at Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. His research interests lie at the intersection of development economics and political economy. He is also a graduate fellow at Center for Economic Research Pakistan. Yasir Khan was a Country Economist at the International Growth Center Pakistan and has worked extensively with development agencies in Pakistan.

Khan has a Masters in Public Administration from Columbia University and Masters in Public Policy from LKY SPP National University of Singapore.