Earlier in her career, Rana worked on complex civil and regulatory matters, clerked for the Honorable Kathie E. Davidson Supervising Judge of the Family Courts for the Ninth Judicial District, and worked for the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). She holds a Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, and international law certificate from Pace University School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. Born and raised in New York, she is a native speaker in English, French and Arabic, and is working proficient in Spanish. She cares tremendously about philanthropy and has participated as an active member in fundraisers for Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital, World Vision and For the Love of Children.