Dr. Mahmood is a medical professional with more than two decades of experience managing crises in health, disasters and conflict settings. She is currently Professor and Executive Director of the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health at Sunway University in Malaysia. She holds advisory council roles in the Government of Malaysia in Climate and Higher Education. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Universiti Malaya, the Sustainability Advisor at Air Asia, and the national advisor of the Malaysian Red Crescent Society. Globally, she is a member of the boards of Roche in Switzerland, the Norwegian Refugee Council, Global Ambassador for the Humanitarian Grand Bargain, and the Climate Action Accelerator in Geneva. She currently co-chairs the World Economic Forum Steering Committee on Climate and Health and is a board member of the Global Future Council for Clean Air. She is a strong advocate of planetary health and sustainability and actively advises on Environment, Social and Governance in the advisory and board roles she holds.