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Maheen Rehman is a Board Member at CERP. She 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 Officer 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 Officer 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 the experience of working across multiple geographies during her career. In addition to her extensive work experience and professional achievements, Maheen has a Masters of Science Degree in Finance and Economics from Warwick Business School in the UK and holds a Bsc(Hons) degree in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Maheen Rahman
Board Member
Maheen Rehman is a Board Member at CERP. She 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 Officer 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 Officer 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 the experience of working across multiple geographies during her career. In addition to her extensive work experience and professional achievements, Maheen has a Masters of Science Degree in Finance and Economics from Warwick Business School in the UK and holds a Bsc(Hons) degree in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Maheen Rehman is a Board Member at CERP. She 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 Officer 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 Officer 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 the experience of working across multiple geographies during her career. In addition to her extensive work experience and professional achievements, Maheen has a Masters of Science Degree in Finance and Economics from Warwick Business School in the UK and holds a Bsc(Hons) degree in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Board Member
Maheen Rehman is a Board Member at CERP.
Maheen Rehman is a Board Member at CERP. She 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 Officer 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 Officer 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 the experience of working across multiple geographies during her career. In addition to her extensive work experience and professional achievements, Maheen has a Masters of Science Degree in Finance and Economics from Warwick Business School in the UK and holds a Bsc(Hons) degree in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Maheen Rahman
Board Member
Maheen Rehman is a Board Member at CERP. She 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 Officer 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 Officer 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 the experience of working across multiple geographies during her career. In addition to her extensive work experience and professional achievements, Maheen has a Masters of Science Degree in Finance and Economics from Warwick Business School in the UK and holds a Bsc(Hons) degree in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Maheen Rehman is a Board Member at CERP. She 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 Officer 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 Officer 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 the experience of working across multiple geographies during her career. In addition to her extensive work experience and professional achievements, Maheen has a Masters of Science Degree in Finance and Economics from Warwick Business School in the UK and holds a Bsc(Hons) degree in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Board Member
Maheen Rehman is a Board Member at CERP.
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.
Abhijit Banerjee
Research Fellow
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.
Research Fellow
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP.
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.
Abhijit Banerjee
Research Fellow
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.
Research Fellow
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP.
Zohaib Hassan is Programme Manager, Education Program at CERP. He has almost ten years of experience in the development sector in diverse fields such as livelihood development, education, health, migration, financial inclusion, and environmental pollution. Zohaib has previously worked with multiple research organisations, including Interactive Research and Development, UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, Innovation for Poverty Action, and CERP. Zohaib holds a master’s degree in Public Administration with a specialization in Development from the Central European University. He completed his bachelor’s in Economics and Political Science from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Zohaib loves to cook desi food and host friends to taste his cooking.
Zohaib Hassan
Programme Manager
Zohaib Hassan is Programme Manager, Education Program at CERP. He has almost ten years of experience in the development sector in diverse fields such as livelihood development, education, health, migration, financial inclusion, and environmental pollution. Zohaib has previously worked with multiple research organisations, including Interactive Research and Development, UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, Innovation for Poverty Action, and CERP. Zohaib holds a master’s degree in Public Administration with a specialization in Development from the Central European University. He completed his bachelor’s in Economics and Political Science from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Zohaib loves to cook desi food and host friends to taste his cooking.
Zohaib Hassan is Programme Manager, Education Program at CERP. He has almost ten years of experience in the development sector in diverse fields such as livelihood development, education, health, migration, financial inclusion, and environmental pollution. Zohaib has previously worked with multiple research organisations, including Interactive Research and Development, UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, Innovation for Poverty Action, and CERP. Zohaib holds a master’s degree in Public Administration with a specialization in Development from the Central European University. He completed his bachelor’s in Economics and Political Science from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Zohaib loves to cook desi food and host friends to taste his cooking.
Programme Manager
Zohaib Hassan is Manager, Education Program at CERP.
Zohaib Hassan is Programme Manager, Education Program at CERP. He has almost ten years of experience in the development sector in diverse fields such as livelihood development, education, health, migration, financial inclusion, and environmental pollution. Zohaib has previously worked with multiple research organisations, including Interactive Research and Development, UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, Innovation for Poverty Action, and CERP. Zohaib holds a master’s degree in Public Administration with a specialization in Development from the Central European University. He completed his bachelor’s in Economics and Political Science from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Zohaib loves to cook desi food and host friends to taste his cooking.
Zohaib Hassan
Programme Manager
Zohaib Hassan is Programme Manager, Education Program at CERP. He has almost ten years of experience in the development sector in diverse fields such as livelihood development, education, health, migration, financial inclusion, and environmental pollution. Zohaib has previously worked with multiple research organisations, including Interactive Research and Development, UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, Innovation for Poverty Action, and CERP. Zohaib holds a master’s degree in Public Administration with a specialization in Development from the Central European University. He completed his bachelor’s in Economics and Political Science from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Zohaib loves to cook desi food and host friends to taste his cooking.
Zohaib Hassan is Programme Manager, Education Program at CERP. He has almost ten years of experience in the development sector in diverse fields such as livelihood development, education, health, migration, financial inclusion, and environmental pollution. Zohaib has previously worked with multiple research organisations, including Interactive Research and Development, UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, Innovation for Poverty Action, and CERP. Zohaib holds a master’s degree in Public Administration with a specialization in Development from the Central European University. He completed his bachelor’s in Economics and Political Science from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Zohaib loves to cook desi food and host friends to taste his cooking.
Programme Manager
Zohaib Hassan is Manager, Education Program at CERP.
News & events
News & events
News
Navigating the Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan
May 25, 2023
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Navigating the Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan
May 25, 2023
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Navigating the Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan
May 25, 2023
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Events
CERP and The Urban Unit Collaborate to Explore Future Opportunities for Partnership
March 21, 2023
CERP recently hosted The Urban Unit for a productive session to discuss potential future collaborations initiatives.
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CERP and The Urban Unit Collaborate to Explore Future Opportunities for Partnership
March 21, 2023
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CERP and The Urban Unit Collaborate to Explore Future Opportunities for Partnership
March 21, 2023
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Articles
The Analytical Angle on Dawn: For Pakistan to prosper, it must allow its girls to dream big, accomplish bigger
May 4, 2023
For most women in Pakistan, the ability to work and study remains a privilege, not a choice.
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The Analytical Angle on Dawn: For Pakistan to prosper, it must allow its girls to dream big, accomplish bigger
May 4, 2023
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The Analytical Angle on Dawn: For Pakistan to prosper, it must allow its girls to dream big, accomplish bigger
May 4, 2023
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The Analytical Angle on Dawn: For Pakistan to prosper, it must allow its girls to dream big, accomplish bigger
May 4, 2023
For most women in Pakistan, the ability to work and study remains a privilege, not a choice.
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The Analytical Angle on Dawn: For Pakistan to prosper, it must allow its girls to dream big, accomplish bigger
May 4, 2023
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The Analytical Angle on Dawn: For Pakistan to prosper, it must allow its girls to dream big, accomplish bigger
May 4, 2023
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