Shamarukh Mohiuddin, Executive Director

Shamarukh Mohiuddin is the Executive Director of the U.S.-Bangladesh Advisory
Council where she leads the organization's programs, operations and policy advocacy
initiatives. U.S.-Bangladesh Advisory Council is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
that works to strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Bangladesh and aims
to stimulate economic development in Bangladesh through dialogue and public policy.

Ms. Mohiuddin is also a Fellow at GlobalWorks Foundation, a nonprofit organization
devoted to improving the lives of the global poor through trade and development
policies. Prior to joining USBAC, Ms. Mohiuddin served as Director at the Trade, Aid and
Security Coalition (TASC) and the Business Council for Global Development (BCGD)
where she managed policy development and programs. She was responsible for
developing ideas on trade and development policy, briefing policymakers on global
development issues and managing a coalition of diverse stakeholders including NGOs
and businesses. Ms. Mohiuddin also served as Director at Fontheim International, LLC,
a leading consulting firm focused on government relations, public policy and corporate
social responsibility.

Prior to that, Ms. Mohiuddin was a Research Associate at the Democratic Leadership
Council and Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) where she formulated ideas for
policymakers on international trade, foreign policy, energy and environmental policy
issues. Ms. Mohiuddin has authored numerous articles and policy reports on topics
including trade policy, corporate social responsibility, labor standards, global
development, and climate change, some of which have been cited in the press. She
also published a journal article in the Georgetown Public Policy Review on
microfinance and clean energy. Ms. Mohiuddin has also worked for the Council on
Foreign Relations, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the World Bank.

Ms. Mohiuddin graduated with degrees in International Affairs and Economics from the
University of Maine and is an MA candidate at Johns Hopkins University, School of
Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
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