Dr. Sumati Varma is Associate Professor of Commerce at Sri Aurobindo College (Evening), University of Delhi. She also teaches postgraduate students in the Masters of International Business (MIB) and M. Com. programmes at the University of Delhi.

Dr Varma received her master's degree and her PhD at the University of Delhi, both in commerce.

Dr Varma has been a consultant to several Indian and international organizations, including the World Bank Group and the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), where she has been a member of the Textbook Development Committee. In addition, Dr Varma is a curriculum expert in business and economics in the first-ever course in American Studies for Indian Universities at the American Center, New Delhi. She is the recipient of the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) fellowship for 2011, given by the U.S. Government for her contributions to curriculum development in the aforementioned course.