Md. Farhan Shahriar

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Farhan is a seasoned business & development professional who has a clear focus onprivate sector engagement & development, public-private partnerships, market system development, value chain management, and supply chain management in sustainable development outcomes. Led winning teams and impact interventions during 10+ years of career in the development and private sectors of Bangladesh. Worked in the private sector of Bangladesh for over 03 years before entering the development space...

Farhan is a seasoned business & development professional who has a clear focus onprivate sector engagement & development, public-private partnerships, market system development, value chain management, and supply chain management in sustainable development outcomes. Led winning teams and impact interventions during 10+ years of career in the development and private sectors of Bangladesh. Worked in the private sector of Bangladesh for over 03 years before entering the development space in 2015. Developed skills in public and private sector development & engagement, market systems development (MSD)/M4P, social entrepreneurship & enterprise development, value chain management, supply chain management, inclusive business, public policy analysis, advocacy, legal & regulatory reformation, SoP & policy design and development, e-Governance, ESG & sustainability, business process re-engineering, project management, training design and delivery, report writing and work plan design and development. Farhan has 10+ years of full-time proven experience & expertise, armed with the knowledge gathered from the top-notch educational & professional institutions of Bangladesh. He has experience with Fortune 500 companies, INGOs, social enterprises, LNGOs and MNCs which demand strong professional, organizational, technical and interpersonal skills with proficient use of technology and standard office software programs. At present, Farhan is doing the job at International Development Group (IDG) LLC (USAID Feed the Future Bangladesh Improving Trade and Business Enabling Environment ) as a Senior Private Sector Development Specialist.nnnIn addition to his professional experiences, he has a solid educational background. At present, he is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). He completed the Masters of Public Policy and Leadership (MPPL) from East Delta University, a MiniMasters in Global Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University- W. P. Carey School of Business and an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Jahangirnagar University. He also completed the Modular Learning System in Supply Chain Management (MLS-SCM) under ITC- UNCTAD/ WTO, Geneva, Switzerland, Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA) from ISCEA, USA, Global Health Procurement and SCM from Empower School of Health & KENT State University and Procurement and SCM of Pharmaceutical Products from UNDP.nnnFarhan is a versatile senior mid-level manager with expertise in ESG & Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Value Chain Management, Project Management, Inclusive Business, Public and Private Sector Development & Engagement, Public Policy Analysis, Advocacy, Legal & Regulatory Reformation, Social Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development, Market Systems Development (MSD)/M4P, Business Process Re-engineering, and e-Governance.nnnFarhan voluntarily works with different development organizations and projects. At present, he is the Treasurer and Business Development Director of a national-level NGO named “The Choice To Change Foundation” and an honorable advisor of another charity foundation. These two organizations work to achieve SDG-01, 02, 04, 05 and 08 in the slum of Dhaka city and the displaced Rohingya community in Cox’s Bazar. He was also one of the core team members who started from scratch the growth of a social enterprise that already crossed the break-even and also a pivotal part of ensuring 500 women micro-entrepreneurs profitability and sustainability through market systems development (MSD)/ making markets work for the poor (M4P) and private sector development and engagement. At present, those women entrepreneurs are earning from $60-$120 per month.