Asif Saleh

Asif Saleh is the Executive Director of BRAC Bangladesh. He brings diverse, multi-sector experience in senior leadership roles across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, with a proven track record of growing development programs, building effective partnerships, and improving operational and financial sustainability.

He joined BRAC in 2011 and became its Chief Executive in 2019. Prior to this, Saleh spent twelve years at Goldman Sachs, concluding his tenure there as an Executive Director. His professional background also includes roles at Glaxo Wellcome, IBM, and Nortel.

His global leadership in development and social innovation has been widely recognized. He was invited to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Reimagining Aid in 2025. In 2012, he was selected as an Asia 21 Fellow, and the following year, he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He was honored by the Bangladeshi American Foundation in 2007 and the Asia Society’s Asia 21 Program in 2008. Additionally, he serves as a non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development.

Currently, Saleh chairs BRAC IT Services Limited and BRAC-Kumon Limited, and serves on the boards of bKash and EDOTCO Bangladesh. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from North Carolina State University and a Master of Business Administration in Management and Marketing from the Stern School of Business at New York University.