Degree: AM (international development policy), Duke University, 2001 MBA, University of Dhaka (IBA), 1992 (Highest distinction: topped the merit list)

Prof. Sheikh Morshed Jahan is a tenured business school professor at IBA, University of Dhaka. He teaches courses in Economics, Business strategy, Bangladesh studies, Project management, and Market development in emerging economies. An inclusive and sustainable development expert, Prof. Jahan has some of his works published by the United Nations, including: (i) MSMEs’ Access to Finance in Bangladesh, (ii) Maximizing Benefits of Mekong Value Chains for SMEs, and (iii) Enabling Environment for SMEs’ participation in South Asian value chains. He also served as a distinguished member of United Nations ESCAP Advisory Panel on SME Development in Asia and the Pacific, and contributed to its Policy Guidelines for SME Development. His international development advising projects include Global Value Chains and International Competitiveness (World Bank, Washington DC), South-South and Triangular Cooperation for SME Development in Asia (UNDP, Malaysia/Singapore), Cambodia Healthcare and Human Resources Development Project (ASEAN Economic Research Institute). His country experience includes Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Nepal, Bhutan, and USA.

MSME competitiveness and entrepreneurship development; Global value chain strategy; BOP markets and market development; Inclusive and sustainable development; Digital economy; agriculture and food security; Public policy.

1. Food Loss in International Trade - Country Study on Bangladesh, United Nations ESCAP, 2021-22
2. MSMEs’ Access to Finance in Bangladesh, United Nations ESCAP, 2020-21
3. Maximizing Benefits of Mekong Value Chains for SMEs, United Nations ESCAP, 2019-20
4. Market and Value Chain Studies of Fruits and Vegetables: Food Safety and Postharvest Management, KGF/BARI-CDCS, 2017-21
5. Enabling Environment for SMEs’ Participation in South Asian Value Chains, United Nations ESCAP 2009-11
6. Bangladesh’s Participation in International Trade: Three Sector Studies, United States Information Services (USIS), 1997-98

1. Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises’ Access to Finance in Bangladesh, 2021 (with Katherine S. Miles), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) MSME Financing Series No. 5, Bangkok, Thailand
2. Maximizing Benefits of Mekong Value Chains for SMEs, United Nations publications, 2020 (with Masato Abe and Jaewon Kim)
3. Enabling Environment for Successful Integration of Small and Medium Enterprises in Global Value Chains: Country Studies of Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, United Nations publications, 2011 (with Masato Abe, et al)
4. Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Bangladesh: Issues involving Enterprise Competitiveness, AMDIB, Dhaka, 2008 (with Mamun, M. Z.)
5. Value Chain Inefficiencies and Market Failures in the Agricultural Sector of Bangladesh: A Case Study, Journal of Business Administration, IBA, University of Dhaka, Vol.40, No. 1, June 2019, with Ahmed, M. and Morshed, S.F.)