Director Technology and Public Sector Practice

Mr. Habib has brought an extensive public and private sector experience. He is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Public Finance Accountant. He completed his mid-career master’s in Public Financial Management from Sanford School of Public Policy as World Bank Scholar. He is also alumni of executive education of Georgia State University and Harvard University. He is also serving on the roasters of UNDP and IMF and has been honoured with several recognitions including Honor Award, Eagle Award, and Meritorious Honor Award (One of the biggest civil awards of U.S Government).
He started his career with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in assurance, risk management and consulting services. He provided transaction advisory on complex tax and restructuring issues to MNCs. Later, he joined U.S Government and worked there as Sr. Financial Advisor for several years. He worked with Ministries of Finance on restructuring strategic financial planning and budgeting, established internal audit functions, built capacity of public procurement regulatory authorities, strengthened operations of Supreme Audit Institutions, and worked on improving government accounting and controls. He conducted several country risk tax assessments and designed risk mitigation frameworks for governments and private sector. He also served as Subject Matter Expert on ICT and business automation for various projects. Habib has provided these contributions in more than 7 countries in South Asia, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and North America regions. He also served as Public Financial Management consultant in D.C. He has conducted an extensive research in the area of Public Financial Management, Tax Policy, and Public Private Partnerships during his academics at Sanford School of Public Policy. He has also contributed, through his research papers, to renowned international journals on Economics and Finance.