Language: WHO WE ARE WHAT WE DO WHERE WE WORK OUR IMPACT RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS DONATE BRAC INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES SHAMERAN ABED AS ITS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESS RELEASE July 6, 2021 BRAC International welcomes Shameran Abed as its new Executive Director Shameran Abed has been appointed the new Executive Director of BRAC International (BI), one of the leading development organisations in the world, with effect from August 1, 2021. As Executive Director, Shameran will oversee and guide BI’s strategies, programmes and organisational development for scaled impact and sustainable growth, contributing to BRAC’s Global Strategy to reach 250 million disadvantaged women (and their dependents), youth, and people living in poverty by 2030. He will also continue to lead BI’s microfinance operations and oversee the Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI). “The Board of BRAC International is confident that Shameran is the right person to steer BI at this time, driving innovation and positive transformation while ensuring continuity. We believe Shameran’s extensive experience at BRAC and his strong strategic and collaborative skills will help us to further align our goals and objectives to achieve the vision of our late founder, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, to make BRAC a global force for poverty eradication and empowerment of the poor,” said Irene Khan, Chair of the Supervisory Board of Stichting BRAC International. Shameran joined BRAC Bangladesh in 2009 and BRAC International in 2012, and has been instrumental in bringing BRAC’s flagship programmes of microfinance and ultra-poor graduation to global scale. Under his leadership, BI’s microfinance portfolio has seen impressive growth and a renewed focus on client impact. Since 2016, Shameran has also led BRAC’s ultra-poor graduation work and played an instrumental role in setting up the UPGI to spearhead global advocacy and provide technical assistance to governments and other organisations. Shameran also comes with significant Board experience on several non-profit and corporate entities, including the boards of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), BRAC Bank and bKash. “As we confront unprecedented challenges due to the pandemic, we are reminded once again of the urgent need to build resilience and create sustainable pathways out of poverty for the world’s most marginalised,” commented Shameran. “BRAC holds a truly unique position, as an organisation from and for the Global South, to continue to demonstrate the same commitment and tenacity in designing and delivering practical, scalable, community-led solutions as we have done for almost 50 years. I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to lead BRAC International at this critical juncture, working alongside thousands of fearless co-workers and with millions of programme participants, whose courage and enterprise inspire us every day to accelerate and further amplify our impact.” Shameran holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Hamilton College in the United States and is a qualified Barrister in the UK. Shameran succeeds BI’s current Executive Director, Dr. Muhammad Musa, who will step down on July 31. About BRAC: Born in Bangladesh in 1972, BRAC is an international development organisation that partners with 100 million people globally, building sustainable opportunities for marginalised people and communities to realise their potential. BRAC’s proven pragmatism and creative bravery is reflected in its unique and integrated development approach comprising social development programmes, humanitarian response, social enterprises, investments and a university. BRAC currently operates in 11 countries in Asia and Africa and has been awarded as the world’s number 1 non-governmental organisation for the fifth consecutive year in 2020 by Geneva based independent media organisation NGO Advisor. For more information go to: www.bracinternational.org Media Contacts: Cassandra Nelson Director, Communications and Outreach cassandra.nelson@brac.net WhatsApp: +34 633 523 645 Musharrat Bidita Manager, Communications musharrat.ab@brac.net WhatsApp: +8801779577766 CONTACT US Nederland New World Campus Spaarneplein 2 2515 VK The Hague The Netherlands Tel.: +31 (0)6 50 255 110 Bangladesh 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212 Tel.: +88 029881265 Governance Structure Management BRAC Global Board Stichting BI Supervisory Board Join Us Who We Are What We Do Where We Work Our Impact Legal link This site uses cookies to track website metrics anonymously for the purposes of benchmarking. Learn more. Okay, thanks