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Durreen Shahnaz
Durreen Shahnaz (born April 24, 1968) is a Bangladeshi American entrepreneur, professor, and speaker. She is the founder of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX). She has had a particularly pronounced role in the development of impact investing in Asia and the Pacific.[better source needed]"India is a thriving market for impact investing: Durreen Shahnaz". Forbes India.
Shahnaz was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Liberation War began when she was three years old.
At 17 Shahnaz moved to the United States where she attended Smith College, graduating in 1989 with a double degree in government and economics. She later became the first Bangladeshi woman to attend the Wharton School of Business University of Pennsylvania and also received a joint master's degree from School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
After graduating from Smith College, Shahnaz worked in investment banking in New York and microfinance in Bangladesh before shifting industries with a move to media and publishing.
Shahnaz kicked off her investment banking career at Morgan Stanley, becoming the first Bangladeshi woman on Wall Street. She later worked at Grameen Bank, the World Bank, and Merrill Lynch (working for short periods of time at each of these institutions (between 1-2 years)).[better source needed]
Shahnaz headed the Asia operations of Hearst Magazines. She also worked at Reader’s Digest.
In 1999 Shahnaz founded her first business, oneNest. Within a year Shahnaz and oneNest were featured in the book Dotcom Diva by Elizabeth Carlassare. The online marketplace was a first of its kind designed to connect conscientious consumers with ethical producers. The company sold in 2004 at which point Shahnaz began lecturing on social entrepreneurship and innovation at the National University of Singapore.
Her publications and blog Conscious Capitalism focused on innovation and new ways of thinking about capital structures and economics in Asia. After the 2008 financial crisis, Shahnaz was invited by the Rockefeller Foundation to confer on ways to move flawed financial systems forward.
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Durreen Shahnaz
Durreen Shahnaz (born April 24, 1968) is a Bangladeshi American entrepreneur, professor, and speaker. She is the founder of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX). She has had a particularly pronounced role in the development of impact investing in Asia and the Pacific.[better source needed]"India is a thriving market for impact investing: Durreen Shahnaz". Forbes India.
Shahnaz was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Liberation War began when she was three years old.
At 17 Shahnaz moved to the United States where she attended Smith College, graduating in 1989 with a double degree in government and economics. She later became the first Bangladeshi woman to attend the Wharton School of Business University of Pennsylvania and also received a joint master's degree from School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
After graduating from Smith College, Shahnaz worked in investment banking in New York and microfinance in Bangladesh before shifting industries with a move to media and publishing.
Shahnaz kicked off her investment banking career at Morgan Stanley, becoming the first Bangladeshi woman on Wall Street. She later worked at Grameen Bank, the World Bank, and Merrill Lynch (working for short periods of time at each of these institutions (between 1-2 years)).[better source needed]
Shahnaz headed the Asia operations of Hearst Magazines. She also worked at Reader’s Digest.
In 1999 Shahnaz founded her first business, oneNest. Within a year Shahnaz and oneNest were featured in the book Dotcom Diva by Elizabeth Carlassare. The online marketplace was a first of its kind designed to connect conscientious consumers with ethical producers. The company sold in 2004 at which point Shahnaz began lecturing on social entrepreneurship and innovation at the National University of Singapore.
Her publications and blog Conscious Capitalism focused on innovation and new ways of thinking about capital structures and economics in Asia. After the 2008 financial crisis, Shahnaz was invited by the Rockefeller Foundation to confer on ways to move flawed financial systems forward.