Advisory Panel

Professor Gustav F. Papanek

Professor Gustav F. Papanek

Professor of Economics Emeritus, Boston University; President, Boston Institute of Developing Economies.

Professor Papanek is President of Boston Institute of Development Economics (BIDE) and Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Boston University. For the last three decades, he…

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Professor Wahidul Haque

Professor Wahidul Haque

Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Toronto, Former Finance Minister, Government of Bangladesh

Dr Haque is Professor Emeritus at University of Toronto. His research field is in microeconomic theory. Dr Haque completed his PhD from Stanford University.…

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Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud

Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud

Chairman, Economic Research Group (ERG); Former Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka; former Adviser (Minister), Ministry of Finance, Govt of Bangladesh

Wahiduddin Mahmud obtained his PhD in economics from Cambridge University and is professor of economics at the University of Dhaka. He has frequently consulted…

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Dr. Shanta Devarajan

Dr. Shanta Devarajan

Senior Director, Development Economics (DEC), The World Bank

Dr. Shanta Devarajan is the Senior Director for Development Economics at the World Bank. Previously, he was the Chief Economist of the World Bank’s Middle…

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Dr. A.B.M Mirza Azizul Islam

Dr. A.B.M Mirza Azizul Islam

Former Advisor to the Government of Bangladesh, Ministry of Finance

Dr. Islam did M.A. in Economics from Dhaka University, M.A. in Development Economics from Williams College, USA and Ph.D. in Economics from Boston University,…

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Dr. Ishrat Husain

Dr. Ishrat Husain

Dean and Director, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi

Dr. Ishrat Hussain is the Dean and Director, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi; former Governor of State Bank of Pakistan and ex-Chairman, National…

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Dr. Mieko Nishimizu

Dr. Mieko Nishimizu

Ex-Vice President The World Bank

Dr. Nishimizu is a former Vice President of World Bank. She completed her PhD in Economics from John Hopkins University (1975). She was Assistant…

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Ambassador William B. Milam

Ambassador William B. Milam

Former Senior Policy Scholar Woodrow Wilson Center Washington DC

Ambassador Millam is a former senior US Diplomat and Specialist in South Asia and West Africa. He served as Ambassador to Pakistan (1998-2001), Ambassador…

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Dr. A. Shakour Shaalan

Dr. A. Shakour Shaalan

Former Executive Director and Dean of The Executive Board of IMF

Dr Shaalan was the Executive Director and Dean of the Executive Board of IMF. He served as the representative of Egypt and Arab countries…

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