Dr. Ghulam Samad is a Chief of Research Division at the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute, ADB. Before joining CAREC Institute, Dr. Samad was a Senior Research Economist at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives. Dr. Samad also served as an Economist at the Planning Commission of Pakistan. Dr. Samad holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Colorado State University, USA.
Dr. Naseem Faraz is the Deputy Economic Adviser at the Economic Adviser's Wing, Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan. Dr. Faraz has also served as Revenue Forecasting Specialist at the Federal Board of Revenue. She has gained a long research experience as a Senior Research Economist at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives. Dr. Faraz hold Ph.D. Economics from Clark University in Massachusetts, USA, with prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, MPhil, and MSc in Economics from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.