Mohsin Hamid is a Pakistani novelist, essayist, and brand consultant. He is best known for his novels Moth Smoke, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and Exit West, which have been translated into over 30 languages. Hamid has been a finalist for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has also been named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. Hamid is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, and has worked as a management consultant in the United States and Pakistan. He currently lives in Lahore, Pakistan, where he continues to write and consult.