Dr. Ayesha Farooq is Professor at the Department of Business Administration, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. She was awarded a fellowship under the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) in 2013 at Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands. Dr. Farooq has presented papers at international and national conferences. Several times, she has attended conferences funded by GRCC, University of Cambridge, UK and visited across the glove for academic activities.

She has published research articles in SCOPUS indexed in ABDC journals. Dr. Farooq was a resource person  to the Cadbury Centre, University of Birmingham (United Kingdom) and created video content for UOB on different aspects of Strategic Management and other management schools. She has conducted MDPs on Strategic Management at AIMA and workshops on leadership and TQM at the department.

She is constantly involved with social entrepreneurship and women's empowerment projects with her passion for contributing to society. She was sanctioned projects worth INR 1.32 crore by the Ministry of Textile, Government of India, to impart training to applique and metal craft artisans.

Her other efforts at the AMU include being a member of Alumni Affairs Committee, Member of Centre for Distance and Online Education, and EC member at AMU Women's club. Dr. Farooq is proactive in gender justice issues and was appointed a member of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), AMU. She is also appointed as the Faculty Nodal teacher, Gender Champion Scheme sanctioned by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, New Delhi. 

She is member of the AMU Women’s Club, a non-profit social welfare organization for women. She has featured amongst the 100 Muslim Women of Uttar Pradesh in the, Achieving Academic Excellence segment by RBTC, Rising Beyond the Ceiling, An initiative to shine a spotlight on Indian Muslim Women: Their Leadership and Contributions in the Independent India. Besides this, she leads an active corporate and social life. She has been awarded Women Icon Award by Nagar Nigam (Municipal Corporation) Aligarh and 1000 Women of Asia Award by Womennovator, India.