Dr Mili Sarkar completed her master's degree from the University of Calcutta and holds a PhD degree from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. She worked with various institutions in India starting her teaching career from New Alipore College, Kolkata. She is currently working as a lecturer at the Mahatma Gandhi University, off-campus college, Abu Dhabi. She delivers lectures on entrepreneurship in the UAE for the Professional Enrichment Programme at the New York Institute of Technology, Abu Dhabi Campus, also.
Mili has lived in the United Arab Emirates for more than twenty eight years and hence to her, UAE is her homeland. Being a part of the Indian Diaspora along with interest in economics and business gave her critical first hand experiences to accurately represent the struggles and the successes of the Indian entrepreneurs in the UAE.