Dr. Sultan Hafeez Rahman has over 40 years of work experience as a policy economist and international development professional. He is currently the Senior Advisor of the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), where he served as the Executive Director from 2013 to 2018. Dr. Rahman started his professional career at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) in 1975 and retired from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as Director General in 2012, after a two-decade tenure. 

His professional career has spanned across Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bangladesh, as well as 14 Pacific Island countries in the northern and southern Pacific Ocean region. Dr. Rahman has published on a wide range of economic issues. His current research interests are in the areas of economic growth and inequality, 'green growth,' macroeconomic policy, financial sector policy, governance and regional economic cooperation and integration. 

Dr. Rahman holds a Master’s degree and PhD from Stanford University in Economic Development.