Expertise in: Humanitarian crisis, medical anthropology, hospital management, and human resources.

Farhat Mantoo is the Executive Director of MSF in South Asia and manages offices in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India. She specializes in medical anthropology, communication, people and business leadership. She is alumni of The European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) Berlin and Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad. She serves on various international committees, both in MSF and externally, and has co-authored several publications. Her primary research interests are the application and relevance of low-cost quality medical innovations and implementation in humanitarian medicine. Farhat has worked for over 23 years in humanitarian and development sector in management and leadership roles mainly in Asia, Europe, and East Africa. In addition to her ED role, she is also part of core global leadership team looking at MSF operations world-wide.