Georgetown / Chittagong / New York / Oxford / London / Dhaka / /
Company
BRAC Dr. Abed / BRAC USA / Shell Oil / Project Enterprise / Women’s World Banking / African Women / BRAC Bank / BRAC Bangladesh / /
Continent
Africa / Asia / /
Country
Bangladesh / Sri Lanka / Pakistan / Afghanistan / Canada / United Kingdom / / /
Facility
University of Manchester / Port Authority / BRAC University / Queen’s University / Yale University / /
Organization
Women’s Environment & Development Organization / New York University / Port Authority of New York & New Jersey / Sirleaf Market Women’s Fund / Harvard / Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee / Yale University / African Women’s Development Fund USA / BRAC University / civil society / Grameen Foundation / International Labor Organization / University of Manchester / Queen’s University / Mary Robinson’s Advisory Council of Realizing Rights / Ashoka’s Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship / Ford Foundation in Bangladesh / /
Person
Mary Robinson / Susan Davis / /
Position
Advisor / board member / the Assistant Director of the export trading company / founder and current President & CEO / accountant / Director-General / board member and Chair / thought leader in international development / corporate executive / Chairperson / President & CEO / /
ProvinceOrState
New Jersey / New York / /
Region
Middle East / North Africa / Central Asia / northern Bangladesh / /
Biographies Fazle Hasan Abed Founder and Chairperson, BRAC Dr. Abed was born in Bangladesh and educated at Dhaka and Glasgow Universities. After graduation, he joined Shell Oil in Chittagong as an accountant, and when th