Lahore, December 10, 2022 (PPI-OT):CERP leadership is pleased to announce the addition of three new board members to the Board of Directors. The new members bring a diverse set of experiences with the exposure that intersects between academia and the private sector. Here is a brief profile of the new board members:
Basit Zafar
Basit Zafar is a Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. His research is focused on labour economics, the economics of education, and household finance. Specifically, his work seeks to understand how individuals make decisions under uncertainty. Dr Zafar’s research employs a disparate set of empirical methods and techniques, including the use of subjective expectations data and experimental data.
Prior to joining the University of Michigan, he held a position at Arizona State University as a Professor of Economics. He also has extensively worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a Senior Economist. Dr Zafar received his PhD from North-western University in 2008, and his BSc from Caltech.
Dilnaz Avari
Dilnaz Avari teaches Business Studies at Cedar College. For the past fifteen years, she taught Business Studies at The Lyceum School. Additionally, she has conducted various Cambridge International Examination training courses for teachers, and the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Programme in Pakistan.
She actively engages in charitable and philanthropic activities. Dilnaz is on the Board of Trustees of Empowering Communities for Change (ECC) which seeks to uplift the lives of underprivileged communities through education, women’s health and hygiene, and community welfare and rehabilitation. Dilnaz is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Professional Education Foundation, whose objective is to alleviate poverty through Professional Education. Dilnaz received her Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA).
Maheen Rahman
Maheen Rahman is the Chief Executive Officer of Infra Zamin Pakistan. Maheen has over twenty years of experience in investment banking, research and asset management. In her previous appointment, she served as the Chief Executive of Alfalah GHP Investment Management where, under her leadership, Alfalah Investments has grown to be one of the largest asset management companies in Pakistan. Prior to that, Maheen was the Chief Executive of IGI Funds, during her tenure, IGI Funds turned into a profitable entity from a loss incurring fund. Her other roles include Head of Research at BMA Capital Management, Associate at ABN AMRO Bank and investment banking analyst at Merrill Lynch. She has experience working across multiple geographies during her career.
In addition to her extensive work experience and professional achievements, Maheen holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and a Master of Science in Finance and Economics from Warwick Business School in the UK.
For more information, contact:
Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP)
29-P Gulberg II, Lahore – 54660, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-35777844
Email: contact@cerp.org.pk
Website: https://www.cerp.org.pk/