Syed Saad Andaleeb is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Marketing, Pennsylvania State University, USA and Vice Chancellor of BRAC University, Bangladesh. He also taught at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka for a substantive period. He completed his PhD in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a BS in Chemical Engineering and MBA from the University of New Hampshire. He is the editor of the Journal of Bangladesh Studies since 1999. Blending economic development and marketing, he has published widely in peer-reviewed and practitioner journals and has presented invited papers at the Harvard School of Public Health and Cornell University’s South Asia Program on improving health services in developing countries. Recently he presented a paper at the Berkeley campus on health metrics in Bangladesh. His present pursuits are on capacity development in research methods and pedagogical approaches at the institutions of higher education in Bangladesh. The University Grants Commission, Bangladesh, recently, asked him to chair a team to chart how research ought to be incorporated in the higher education system. He was selected as a Senior Fulbright Scholar, twice selected as a Fulbright Senior Specialist, and served as a peer reviewer for the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program. He has consulted for The World Bank, UNFPA, ILO, FAO, IFAD, and various corporate bodies in the United States; he has also advised the Government of Bangladesh on various social development programs including health care and education. He served on the expert panel for Transparency International, Bangladesh. He is the recipient of teaching, research, and outreach awards at The Pennsylvania State University and has edited several books on socioeconomic and political aspects of Bangladesh. He is presently working closely with a leading change agent recognized globally — Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, KCMG, founder and chairperson of Brac. He has also worked briefly with Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus on research regarding social enterprises.
Khalid Hasan is Senior Advisor, South Asia, Nielsen based in Toronto, Canada. He is a senior management and research expert with a unique blend of 25+ years of experiences, spanning social and community development, market research, and business focusing North America and emerging markets in Asia. He is in the Board of ResInt Canada - a management think tank. He is also the Editor of the prestigious journal “Mind Your Marketing” of World Marketing Summit created by marketing Guru Professor Philip Kotler. He is an experienced Six Sigma Black Belt, capable of solving problems through using tools and methods of Business Process Improvement. He has vast market research consultancy experiences with global MNCs and organizations including US Government, World Bank, UN Organizations (UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP, and WHO), Asian Development Bank, Hospital for Sick Children Canada, CIDA/DFATD, GAIN, Micronutrient Initiative, Plan International, Coke, Pepsi, Unilever, P&G, Reckitt Benckiser, Voice of America, BBC, etc.). Co-edited a book — Marketing Practices in Developing Economy: Cases from South Asia; (Foreword wrote by Professor Philip Kotler). In his credit, 45 articles were published in local and international journals/magazines and presented papers in 21 international conferences. He is a frequent public speaker in international seminars. He has also teaching experience in different universities and colleges in Canada and South Asia. He is an active member of Rotary International. He is a Paul Harris Fellow. Recipient of medallions, awards and accolades for outstanding research and social activities from a number of organizations in South Asia and Canada. He is closely associated with Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus in creating Social Business in Canada. He is in the Executive Committee of Toronto International Microfinance Summit. Khalid holds a PhD and an MBA and research diplomas from different universities and organizations in Asia, USA, and Canada.