Dr. Shamshad Akhtar is a world-renowned economist with vast experience in global finance and development. She is the recipient of Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan’s highest civilian award, and has also been honored as Asia’s Best Central Bank Governor of the Year.
Dr. Akhtar is the first woman to serve as Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, Finance Minister, Chairperson of Sui Southern Gas Company, and, currently, Chairperson of the Pakistan Stock Exchange. Her distinguished international career includes, but is not limited to, serving as Vice President of the World Bank and Under Secretary-General of the United Nations. She holds a PhD in Development Economics and completed her post-doctoral studies at Harvard University.
Mr. Rafiq M. Habib is Chancellor of Habib University and Chairman of the Habib University Foundation. As the former head of the House of Habib, he possesses decades of business experience in insurance, banking and industry.
Mr. Habib studied at St. Patrick High School, where after completing a Diploma Course in Banking, he later qualified for the Associate Membership of the Life Insurance Management Institute, New York. Subsequently, he also completed the first Advance Management Program conducted by the Harvard Business School, USA in Pakistan.
Wasif Rizvi is the founding president of Habib University, Pakistan’s first undergraduate liberal arts and science institution. He is an ardent advocate of providing students a student-centric, interdisciplinary and contextual intellectual experience.
His achievements are visible through Habib University’s unmatched global partnerships, distinguished faculty, innovative curriculum, diverse student body and an award winning campus design.
He holds twin graduate degrees from Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard School of Education and prior to founding Habib University was associated with the Aga Khan Education Service in Pakistan and many other development projects across Asia and Africa over the last two decades.
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