Mamun Rashid, Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Bangladesh, is a voracious reader, “growing up, I had spent more time with books than anything else and even these days’ books are my best friends,” Says Mr. Mamun. Son of a Government employee, Mr. Mamun spent his childhood in different parts of the country, “I had a fascinating childhood with diverse experiences,” he says, “thanks to my father who was in a transferable Government job which took us to all corners of the country.” The blend of these two things shows in his personality.

Mr. Mamun has a diverse career spanning multiple sectors and countries. Prior to joining PwC Bangladesh, he was the CEO of Citibank N.A., Bangladesh, the first Bangladeshi CEO of an American Bank. He started his career at ANZ Grindlays Bank in Dhaka and Mumbai. In 1993, he moved to Standard Chartered Bank where he successfully built up treasury and financial institutions businesses in Bangladesh.

Mr. Mamun has been teaching various business subjects for the last 20 years as an adjunct and full-time professor and has authored 12 books on contemporary business and economic issues.