Sumaya Nazrul is a Food and Nutrition graduate with a strong interdisciplinary background spanning public health research, food entrepreneurship, and human resource management. She currently serves as the Assistant Academic Coordinator at the Bangladesh Institute of Innovative Health Research (BIIHR), where she coordinates academic programs and research batches while supporting documentation and research activities.

She is the Founder and Operator of ORGRANOS, a nutrition-focused food venture in Dhaka, where she gained hands-on experience in product development, food safety, quality control, and small-scale production. Her entrepreneurial journey reflects her commitment to improving food accessibility and sustainability in emerging food systems.

Sumaya also served as the South Asia Regional Ambassador for the Thought For Food Foundation, representing and promoting youth-led startups in food and agriculture across the region. She has worked with the Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) as a facilitator and HR intern, supporting recruitment, onboarding, training, and participant engagement.

• Public Health Nutrition & Food Safety

• Research Methodology & Statistical Analysis (SPSS, MS Excel)

• Human Resource Management & Capacity Building

• Food Entrepreneurship 

• Policy Advocacy & Youth Engagement in Food Systems

B.Sc. in Food and Nutrition

National College of Home Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Human Resources Director, Food and Agriculture Youth Institute (FAYI) – Led recruitment and onboarding, expanding the team by over 100 members, and co-organized major international events including the FAYI Symposium 2023 and the International Plant Health Conference 2025.

• Policy & Advocacy Team Member, YOUNGO – Contributed to global climate and food policy discussions as part of the COY 2024 Policy Group and the Nature's Echo Working Group.

• Published Researcher – Co-authored a study on "Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation and its Association with Depression and Self-Esteem Among Bangladeshi Youth" in the Academic Bulletin of Mental Health (2026).

• Represented Bangladesh as a delegate at multiple international youth summits, including the Asia World Model United Nations, Global Youth Climate Summit, and Delivering for Nutrition (D4N) South Asia.