Asif Saleh

Asif Saleh
Asif Saleh in 2022
EducationSt. Joseph Higher Secondary School North Carolina State University (Bachelor of Computer Science)
New York University Stern School of Business (MBA)
TitleExecutive Director of BRAC
Board member ofBRAC Bank Limited, BKash, edotco Bangladesh Ltd.[1]
SpouseTamara Hasan Abed
Children2
AwardsAsia 21 by Asia Society (2008)[2]
Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (2013)[3]

Asif Saleh is a Bangladeshi development professional. He is the current Executive Director of BRAC, Bangladesh.[4] one of the world's largest development organisations. Saleh has been instrumental in the growth of BRAC,[5] which operates across Asia and Africa, focusing on areas such as poverty graduation,[6] and climate change.[7][8][9]

Education

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Saleh attended the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business from 2000 to 2003 and obtained a Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Management. Before that, he attended North Carolina State University from 1992 to 1996 and earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.[10] He studied at St. Joseph Higher Secondary School from 1981 to 1989.[11]

Career

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Asif Saleh worked at Goldman Sachs for 12 years, ending his term as an executive director. Prior to that, he worked at Glaxo Wellcome, NorTel, and IBM.[12] In 2001, Saleh founded Drishtipat, which supported members of the Bangladeshi community living outside Bangladesh to support social development in Bangladesh.[13][14]

He joined the Access to Information (A2i) Program of UNDP at the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office in 2010, leading the policy effort to expand affordable broadband connectivity across Bangladesh.[15] He joined BRAC as a Director in 2011, and in 2012 he was made a senior director.[16] In 2019, he was appointed as the Executive Director of BRAC Bangladesh.[17]

Saleh chairs BRAC IT Services Limited,[18] BRAC Kumon Limited [19] and is on the Board of BRAC Bank,[20] bKash,[21] and edotco Bangladesh Ltd. He is the board chair of non-profit organisations Bangladesh Institute of Informatics and Development (IID).

Saleh is a non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington.[22] [23] the global board for Generation Unlimited,[24] and a member of the global governing council of Water Resource Group 2030.[25]

Awards and recognition

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Saleh was recognised by Asia Society’s Asia 21 program in 2008, the Bangladeshi American Foundation in 2007, selected as an Asia 21 Fellow in 2012[26] and as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2013.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Innovation Edge". Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Asia Society Gathers Young Leaders in Dhaka for 7th Annual Summit". Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "BRAC's senior director Asif Saleh named 2013 Young Global Leader". Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "BRAC appoints Asif Saleh executive director". Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Asif Saleh on BRAC & The Future of Bangladesh". Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "BRAC changing with changing needs, but ultra-poor still in focus: Asif Saleh". Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Brac's unique climate finance mechanism to be introduced in Africa: Asif Saleh". Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  8. ^ Saleh, Asif (September 2, 2022). "Climate Week NYC 2022". We Don't Have Time (Interview). New York: Clinton Global Initiative. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  9. ^ Saleh, Asif (November 10, 2021). "One-on-One: A conversation with Asif Saleh". One-on-One (Interview). Devex. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "DEGREES CONFERRED". State record North Carolina (PDF) (Report). North Carolina State University. 1996. p. 21. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  11. ^ Saleh, Asif (May 7, 2017). "BRAC, Innovation, Social Change and Life: An Interview With Asif Saleh, BRAC". Face to Face (Interview). Interviewed by Future Startup. Bangladesh: Future Startup. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "BRAC gets new ED". Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  13. ^ "Ensure economic, human security for all". Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  14. ^ "Desi Spotlight Series: Drishtipat". Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  15. ^ "Asif Saleh appointed as new executive director of Brac". Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  16. ^ "How Smarter Innovations Helps Fight Poverty, Asif Saleh, Talks at Google". Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  17. ^ "BDNEWS24". Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  18. ^ "About bracIT". Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  19. ^ "bracNet Board of Directors". Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  20. ^ "BRAC Bank Board of Directors". Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  21. ^ "bKash Board of Directors". Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  22. ^ "Center for Global Development". Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  23. ^ "Asif Saleh - Brookings". Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  24. ^ "Generation Unlimited". Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  25. ^ "About Water Resource Group 2030". Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  26. ^ "Asia Society Gathers Young Leaders in Dhaka for 7th Annual Summit". Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  27. ^ "World Economic Forum". Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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