Dr. Babak Somekh earned his PhD in Economics at the University of Oxford in 2012. His research interests include Inequality, Finance, and Economics Pedagogy. In January 2022 Babak joined Baruch College as a lecturer in the department of Economics and Finance. Before joining Baruch, Babak served as a lecturer in economics at the University of Haifa, Israel, and senior lecturer in economics at the University of Bristol, UK.

Prior to his academic career Babak worked for four years as an analyst in high yield bond research and commodities trading.