A first-generation immigrant from Pakistan, Sumbul has a deep and long-standing commitment to the economic development of low-income and immigrant communities and works to ensure that the voices of those communities are heard. Sumbul is a graduate of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Prior to Northwestern, she obtained a bachelor's degree in Public Policy from Brown University. Between college and law school, Sumbul completed an AmeriCorps fellowship at New Profit, a nonprofit venture philanthropy fund that invests in social entrepreneurs. She is currently a board member of Cambridge School Volunteers, Inc., a commissioner on the Cambridge Human Services Commission, board member of the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston, and a board member of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin Alumni Association.