Khatereh Vatankhah has a master's degree in international relations and has covered economic related issues in Iran for over 15 years. She has also served as an editor for the economy sections of various Iranian media outlets including ILNA News Agency and Etemad Daily, and was the first female editor-in-chief of the economy section for the Jahan-e Sanat newspaper. Currently she is editor-in-chief of the Farhikhtegan newspaper’s economy section and also works with KhabarOnline.