An academician with more than two decades of teaching experience in India and Bangladesh and has been a visiting professional at a number of institutes. She has been engaged in higher education, research and women economic empowerment activities and has passion for extracurricular activities especially sports and social welfare. Her areas of interest are Economics, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Gender, Environment and Financial Sustainability. Currently serving as a Professor in ULAB, School of Business, Senior Academic of Quality Assurance Committee and Member of Academic Council, Dr. Pinki served the role of Chairperson for ‘Sexual Harassment Committee (SHC)’ and Advisor and Coordinator of ‘Co-curricular and extracurricular activities’. She writes for the daily newspapers on women and related issues. She has participated as the keynote speakers and session chairs for a number of national and international conferences and events.
In addition, Dr. Pinki is a Business mentor, Social Entrepreneur and activist. She is the Board Member of Executive Council of Poverty Eradication Program (PEP), A sister organization of PSDI; Business Mentor for Bangladesh Youth Enterprise Helpcentre (BYEAH); and is the founding President of the Professional Women’s Association (ProWA).
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
General Education Program (GED)
PhD, VBS, Purvanchal University, India, 2005
Certificate in Innovation Leadership, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, USA, 2021
Accelerator Certificate in Social Enterprise, IDEX Global Fellows Program, Atlanta, USA, 2021
Master Degree [two-year Program] in Economics, Banaras Hindu University [BHU], India, 1995
Bachelor in Education [B Ed] from Banaras Hindu University [BHU], India, 1996
Bachelor Degree (Honors) in Economics, DEI, Agra, India, 1993
Business Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Environmental and Sustainable Financing
Awards
The ‘Vice-Chancellor’s award of Excellence 2015’ for community engagement in recognition of outstanding performance and valuable contribution from University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
Recipient of MIT Innovation Leadership Boot camp, Fellowship (summer), 2021
Recipient of IDEX Accelerator & Global Fellowship with 70% Scholarship, 2021
Country Coordinator, Bangladesh, Charles Walter's Society for Innovation & Research (CWSIR), 2020-2022.
External Examiner of PhD Thesis
Evaluated a Ph. D thesis titled “Overdue Recovery Performance of Indian Cooperative Banks” of the Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2007.
- Board Member, Executive Council of Poverty Eradication Program (PEP), A sister organization of PSDI
- Alumni, MIT Boot Camp
- Alumni, IDEX Global Fellowship, IDEX Accelerator
- President, Professional Women’s Association (ProWA)
- Academic membership, Global Citizen Forum (GCF)
- Life Time Member of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA)
Shah, P (2018), ‘Addressing Excluded Sections through Sustainable Financing Policy Drives: Bangladesh Context’, The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention, ISSN:2349-2031, Index Copernicus ICV:45.28, Pages No. 4433-4437
Shah, P, (2016), ‘How Socio-Economic Conditions of Women Affect their Commuting Behaviour in Urban Bangladesh?’, Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol-31, No-3, June 2016, Page 307-324, BEA, ISSN-2227-3182
Shah, P. & Habib, S. M. A (2016), ‘Development of Renewable Energy Financing in Bangladesh in Response to the Central bank’s Policy Initiatives’, Ecology and Environment, Vol-205, 2016 WIT Press, Italy.
Shah, P. & Habib, S. M. A (2014). Marketing of Agricultural Products in Bangladesh: Prospects of Commodity Exchanges. Janata Bank Journal of Money, Finance and Development, Vol-1 (No-1), 75-85.
Shah, P. & Gulshan, S. (2012). Accessibility of ICT Tools among Urban Middle Class Housewives in Bangladesh. International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and society, Vol-7, (Issue-6).
Shah, P. & Habib, S. M.A. (2011). A Guidance Framework for Developing Pro-Poor Value Chain. International Journal of Economic Perspectives. International Economic Society. Vol-5(Issue-4)
Shah, P. & Habib, S. M.A. (2011). Implications of the Current Global Crisis for Trade Financing of Banks in Bangladesh. Journal of Banking and Finance Letters, Vol-3(Issue-1)
Shah, P.& Habib, S. M.A. (2011). ‘Prospect of Developing an Effective Agricultural Commodity Market in Bangladesh. International Journal of Economic Perspectives, International Economic Society.Vol-5(Issue-3)
Shah, P. & Habib, S. M.A. (2010). Economics of Integrating Access to Finance and Access to Information in Bangladesh Economy. Banking and Finance Letters, Vol-2 (No-1),
Shah, P. (2008). Measuring External Sector Openness of Bangladesh Economy. Journal of Eastern University, Vol-1 (No-1), 15-44.
Shah, P & Habib, S. M.A. (2006). External Financial Integration and India’s Economic Growth. Finance India,
Shah, P. & Habib, S. M.A. (2000). Multilateral Agreement on Investment: Implications for the FDI Policies of the South Asian Countries. Bank Prikrama, Vol- 25, (No. 1), 19-47.
Shah, P. & Habib, S. M. A. (2013). Green Banking Practices and Sustainable Energy in Dhaka City, Zubir, S.S and C, A Brobbia (ed), Sustainable City VIII, (Vol- 1), UK: WIT Press.
Shah, P. (2019), ‘Promoting Clusters for Sustainable MSME Financing’, The Asia-Pacific Conference on Financing inclusive and Sustainable Development, Special Publication, ICC Bangladesh
Shah, P. & Gupta, S. (2017), ‘An analysis of Banking Behaviour of Women in Formal Institutional Environment in Bangladesh’, Conference Proceedings, the Annual Banking Conference 2017, BIBM, Dhaka.
Shah, P. & Habib, S. M. A. (2017, March 26-29), ‘Trade Services Operation in Bangladesh - An Analyses’, presented in the Conference, Kyoto, Japan.
Shah, P, & Habib, S. M. A (2015, July, 09-12). An Assessment of the Impact of Green Banking Initiative of Bangladesh Bank on Environmentally Sustainable Banking in Bangladesh. Paper presented in the Third European Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment. Brighton, UK
Shah, P. & Gupta, S. (2014, December). Financial Inclusion of Low Income Working Women: Bangladesh Perspective, Proceedings of the Annual Banking Conference. (pp.207-219). BIBM, Dhaka
Shah, P. Gulshan, S. & Gupta, S. (2012, December) Awareness and Accessibility of Banking Products among Bangladeshi Women. Proceedings of the Annual Banking Conference. BIBM, Dhaka
Shah, P. (2022, March, 25) ‘3Rs-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Degree of Awareness and Practices - a Newspaper article published in The Daily Observer, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved from https://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=358761
Shah, P. (2022) ‘Women Labor, child care support and demographic cliff- a Newspaper article published in The Daily Observer, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Shah, P. (2020, June, 4) ‘Unheard voices of female domestic workers amidst corona - a Newspaper article published in The Daily Observer, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Shah, P. (2020, May, 20) Pandemic Leads to Destruction of Fast Fashion, Blog write up, Change framing
Shah, P. (2020, May, 6) ‘Covid-19: Women and girls need special attention - a Newspaper article published in The Daily Observer, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Shah, P. (2020, April, 10) ‘Psychological well-being: A challenge in Covid-19 regime - a Newspaper article published in The Financial Express, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Shah, P. (2015, November, 7). Women’s commuting in Dhaka city: A critical Challenge. Financial Express. Retrieved from http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/11/06/115790
Shah, P. (2011, September 17). E waste - A Growing Concern. The Daily Star. Retrieved from https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-202751
Shah, P. (2009, March, 9). Eve-Teasing and Violence against Women. The Daily Star. Retrieved from https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-83301