Farrukh Khan is a non-resident adviser at IPI. Farrukh boasts 27+ years of active involvement in shaping global political and economic policies, holding various senior roles in government, global institutions, think tanks, and academia. His international career commenced in 1995 when he joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan.

In the Government of Pakistan, he served as Director General for the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Conference, and Economic Diplomacy, as well as representing Pakistan in the United Nations Missions in Geneva and New York. He led negotiations for launching Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at Rio+20 and co-chaired the UNEP Working Group that established the UNEP's World Environment Assembly. He also served as the Chairperson of the Adaptation Fund Board, introducing the innovative direct access modality. His efforts on behalf of the developing world led to the establishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), where he served as a member of the International Committee that designed it. Subsequently, he served on the Green Climate Fund Board, overseeing the creation of the GCF's Private Sector Facility and various organizational components.

Farrukh also served as Chef De Cabinet/Deputy Chef of the Cabinet to the 75th President of the UN General Assembly and as a Senior Manager at the Executive Office of the then-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Currently, he is a Visiting Scholar at the Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania. He previously served as a Senior Fellow at Harvard's Mossavar-Rehmani Center for Government and Business. He is a member of the Governing Board of the Carbon Market Integrity Council, actively engaged in revamping voluntary carbon credit standards. His thought leadership extends to policy journals and newspapers, and he is an alumnus of the University of the Punjab and Columbia University.