Professor M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, PhD
Treasurer, University of Dhaka
M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury is a distinguished Professor in the Department of Finance at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He also holds the position of Executive Director of the Center for Microfinance and Development at the University. He previously served as the Chairman of the Department of Finance at the University. With a rich academic career, Professor Chowdhury has also been a visiting scholar at various renowned institutions worldwide, including the Asian Development Bank, the National University of Malaysia, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, the University of Toronto, and National Central University in Taiwan.
Prof. Chowdhury's educational background includes a B.Com (Hons) and an M.Com in Finance and Banking from the University of Dhaka, as well as a Ph.D. in Banking and Finance from the University of Stirling, UK. His research interests span a wide range of topics, including microfinance, poverty alleviation, safety nets, entrepreneurship, climate finance, payment for ecosystem services, corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility. He has received funding for his research from esteemed organizations such as the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), the South Asian Network of Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE), the University of Stirling, the Royal Economic Society, the Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF), the Government of Japan, the Bureau of Business Research (BBR), the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), Grand Challenges Canada, the Microfinance Management Institute, and the Government of Taiwan. Professor Chowdhury has made significant contributions to academia, with approximately 30 scholarly articles published in reputable national and international peer-reviewed journals.
In addition to his academic pursuits, Professor Chowdhury has contributed his valuable expertise to numerous national and international organizations, including the World Bank, CIDA, DFID, FAO, UNDP, PKSF, and the Government of Bangladesh, as a consultant. Actively engaged in various international professional bodies, he currently holds a council membership in the Development Studies Association (DSA) in the United Kingdom and serves as the Convener of the Asia-Pacific Region's Global South Study Group within the DSA. With a profound commitment to academia, Professor Chowdhury has extensively traveled to over 70 countries worldwide.