Development Finance Executive | Frontier & Emerging Markets Strategist | Capital Markets Advisor | Academic | Researcher

I am a development finance executive, frontier and emerging markets strategist, capital markets advisor, academic, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience spanning investment banking, institutional investing, financial inclusion, sustainable finance, higher education, public policy, and economic development.

My track record includes mobilizing more than USD 3 billion in financing across South Asia namely Bangladesh and India, leading innovative financial inclusion and sustainable finance initiatives; advising foreign institutional investors on frontier markets, publishing extensively on capital markets and economic policy, and building partnerships across governments, financial institutions, investors, universities, and international development organizations.

Professional experience spans Morgan Stanley, KPMG, BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage, Tala.co, Water.org, and the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.