Cynthia Kassis was born on March 3, 1974, in Beirut (Lebanon). In 1993, she entered the School of Translators and Interpreters of Beirut (ETIB), where she obtained the Translator's Diploma. In 2020, she obtained a PhD in Translation Studies. From June 1996 to June 2009, she was a program assistant/translator at the UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut. From December 2010 to November 2012, she held the position of 'Reviser' at the headquarters of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) in Lyon (France). She is currently a freelance translator and a lecturer at Saint Joseph University in Beirut.