
Professor Syed Ferhat Anwar, PhD
Professor Syed Ferhat Anwar brings with him a distinguished career spanning over 38 years in education, research, and management consultancy.
He previously served as the director of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) at the University of Dhaka and was the pro vice-chancellor and acting vice-chancellor of East West University in 2003-2006. His contributions to academia are marked by 75 publications in national and international journals, and authorship of three seminal books on business management.
Attaining a master's degree in biochemistry from the University of Dhaka, an MBA from IBA, and a PhD in marketing systems from the University of New Brunswick, Canada and University of Dhaka, Professor Anwar’s expertise encompasses marketing, strategic management, brand management, corporate social responsibility, and small and medium enterprise management.
He is a board member of Banglalink, the founding director of the Kotler Center for Marketing Excellence and chief advisor of Bangladesh Brand Forum. He is also the immediate past president of Asia Marketing Federation.