S. R. Khan Orthy is a graduate student of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manitoba in Canada. She is currently working as the senior partner of a research consultancy firm. She completed her BSS and MSS majoring in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has varied experience of working with national and international organizations on structural violence, peacebuilding, cultural diversity, and prevention of violence extremism. She aims to work on peace spoilers in the peacebuilding processes in ethno-political conflicts in Bangladesh.