Sajid Amit is a scholar, strategist,
academic, and foreign development professional. He is essentially a former
investment banker who is now a scholar, academic, and strategy adviser. His
customers include respectable companies like the United Nations, Wall Street
investment banks, Silicon Valley startups, private equity investors,
multinationals, government departments, and various bilateral and multilateral
organisations. He also conducts research and offers consulting services to
these companies.
Prior to joining ULAB, Mr. Amit attended
some of the best universities in the world, including Dartmouth, Columbia
University, and SOAS. He studied a variety of subjects, including business and
Islam in South Asia, applied mathematics, history and economics, and
South-Asian economies.
Education
Due to his impressive experience in both
education and development, Sajid Amit is uniquely qualified to create
game-changing tactics for the education sector. Sajid Amit earned his B.A. in
history from Dartmouth College with a minor in economics, and his M.A. from
SOAS, University of London, in international economic history of Asia and
Africa. He got his PhD from Columbia University, New York where he was a
Richard Hofstadter Faculty fellow.
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Expertise
and awards
Sajid Amit has over 17 years of experience
in management consulting, academia, social/market research, and investment
banking, to name just a few. He worked as a board member for BRAC EPL Stock
Brokerage Limited when he was only twenty-nine years old, making him the
youngest director at a BRAC company. He was in charge of a $250 million USD
portfolio at BRAC EPL, which was mainly held by foreign big investors like
Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Deutsche Bank.
He founded and served on the board of the
Digital Finance Forum Bangladesh (DFFB), which was important in promoting
fintech-friendly legislation in Bangladesh. He is presently the country leader
for the international fintech firm Tala.co. He is a significant player in the
financial inclusion and technology sectors in Bangladesh.
Additionally, he is a specialist in
investment consulting for international investors, fintech, and financial
inclusion. Startups, social enterprises, youth, skill development, technology,
and last but not least, social media knowledge are all areas that should be
prioritised.
He oversaw KPMG's global study initiatives
in the US, UK, and EU. He has also won study awards from Morgan Stanley
Investment Management and BlackRock (UK) Advisory Ltd. for several years running.
(2012-2013).
The Richard Hofstadter Faculty Fellowship
from Columbia University (2007), the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award
from KPMG India (2009), the Vivian B. Allen Foundation Scholarship from
Dartmouth College, and the South Asia Institute Research Award from Columbia
University (2006) round out his list of honors. (2000-2004). Not the least
significant truth is that he was one of the twenty-five Global Leaders under
twenty-one selected by Credit Suisse in New York.
Path
to become development strategist
Sajid Amit’s whole educational background
was in foreign countries. So he learnt stuff which is very rare in Bangladesh.
Such as all his university level courses made him focus on skills. Like he had
to learn excel no matter what for most of his courses. Then most of the courses
required public speaking knowledge for presentation. His university life made
him prepared for the real world.
Between 2000 and 2010, Sajid Amit lived
outside of Bangladesh. He spent those eleven years residing in Delhi, New
Hampshire, New York, London, and London. 2011 saw him return to Bangladesh.
He's always wanted to do something in his own nation where he can see firsthand
the positive development and be a part of it.
The fact that Bangladesh lacked a comparable
position for Sajid Amit prevented his mother from allowing him to return when
he wanted to. The economy was holding up better and better when he relocated
back in 2011. He had the perfect chance to learn in the wake of the stock
market crash, despite it.
Sajid Amit never got used to this because
the advantages of his work, education, and experiences were going to a society
and country that had already "advanced," and because the change he
was trying to bring about was relatively small when compared to the change he
could bring about over the course of a career in Bangladesh. In fact, it caused
him to sense a sinking, dissatisfied sensation. In the meantime, Bangladesh was
riding a wave that could lift countless millions of people while also not synchronising—to
continue the water analogies.
The business research and computing at
ULAB, where Amit currently works with a small staff but a bigger group of
freelancers, is probably the most prominent and high-impact of any institution
he can think of in Bangladesh. According to the most recent WURI globe
University Ranking, ULAB is currently rated 39 out of 50 among the Top
Universities in the globe.
Amit's knowledge extends beyond studies and
development because of his experience as a teacher and the head of the EMBA
program at ULAB. Thanks to this experience, he now has a thorough understanding
of the challenges that teachers and pupils face on a daily basis as well as how
schools actually function. He has used these insights to guide his strategies
for enacting major change in the educational system.
He is helping his students by focusing on
skills, trying his best to give them real world business exposure. Amit favours
an educational approach that is more hands-on and practical, where students are
encouraged to explore their hobbies and acquire information that will be
valuable in their future careers. By ensuring that all students have access to
high-quality education and by providing them with the resources they need to
succeed, he is attempting to create a more fair and viable future for everyone.
He thinks that Bangladesh needs people who
have great leadership skills with good networks in the education sector.
Bangladesh is still stuck in the same old education system which is not helping
with the unemployment problem.
Conclusion
Sajid Amit has already talked about how to
present yourself to potential employers. His talk shows are life changing. He
is leading the EMBA program of ULAB with expert hands and investing in
startups. He has advice on how to build a startup as well. Bangladesh actually
needs more development strategist like Sajid Amit in higher education level so
that this country can produce more employees.
