A native of New York City , Khaliya graduated with honors from New York University and obtained a Master of Public Health from Columbia University 's Mailman School of Public Health . From 2006 to 2013 , Khaliya was married to Prince Hussain Aga Khan , the son of Prince Karim Aga Khan ( Aga Khan IV ) , spiritual leader to the world 's 25 million Nizari Ismaili Shia Muslims . Since her divorce from Prince Hussain in 2013 , she continues to practice Islam . As part of her work as for the Aga Khan Development Network , Khaliya travelled throughout Africa and Asia on health and diplomatic missions . In 2005 , she worked as a health consultant at Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education in Chennai , India , and in 2004 she researched the links between infectious disease and national security for the Council on Foreign Relations . She also served in the Peace Corps in Bulgaria from 1999-2001 , during the country 's rocky post-Communist period . In her WIRED 2017 talk and again in her interview on CNN Money Switzerland , Khaliya claims she was the victim of a kidnapping . Khaliya has spoken on mental health issues at WIRED UK 's WIREDHealth conference , as well as at the White House 's United State of Women Summit . She 's also spoken at The World Economic Forum Family Business Summit , TEDxBeaconStreet , the PSI Maverick Collective Meeting at the Palace of Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess of Norway , The Near Future Summit , the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting , Clinton Global Initiative , Nexus Global Youth Summit , Women 's Entrepreneurship Day and The Novus Summit at the United Nations General Assembly , amongst others
United State of Women Summit
United State of Women Summit
Khaliya Aga Khan