Ghulam Samad

Ghulam Samad is a Chief of Research Division at the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute, ADB. Before joining CAREC Institute, Mr. Samad was a Senior Research Economist at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives. Mr. Samad also served as an Economist at the Planning Commission of Pakistan. Mr. Samad holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Colorado State University, USA.

He brings together an experience spanning over 20 years of high-level research and teaching and providing valuable contributions to peer-reviewed national and international journals and several international books on key economic themes. As a consultant, Dr. Samad worked for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), and the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).