Alisa Khosrovschahi was born in Phuket, Thailand. After graduating from Brent International School in the Philippines, Khosrovaschahi moved to the United States to live with her family and attend Rutgers University. She was accepted into the Mason Gross School of the Arts where she concentrated in Cinema Theory and Film/Video Production. It was through her course of study at Mason Gross where she discovered her passion for editing. After receiving her BA in Visual Arts, she relocated to Los Angeles. Khosrovschahi recently had the good fortune of working with first-time director Kathryn Aselton, producer Mark Duplass, and editor Nat Sanders on an indie feature that premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Currently, Khosrovschahi divides her time working at Warner Brothers and freelance editing.