Prior to joining BRAC in 2007, Muhammad A. Rumee Ali served as Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank. He was the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank and ANZ Grindlays Bank, Bangladesh. His more than 30 years in banking includes stints in India, UK and Australia. At present he was also the Chairman of BRAC Bank Limited. He was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh in 2001. He is a member of the Global Steering Committee of PBGI of IFC and is the immediate past Vice Chairman of Bangladesh Association of Bankers and Employers Federation of Bangladesh. He also is an independent member of the board of the US based Alliance For Bangladesh Worker Safety (ABWS) and member of the board of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) headquartered in Zeist in Netherlands.

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