Professor Dr. Selim Raihan is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Dhaka and the Executive Director of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM). He obtained his PhD from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Development Network (GDN), an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, and an alumnus of Harvard University's Cutting Edge of Development Thinking programme.

Throughout his professional career, Professor Raihan has worked with numerous national and international organizations, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Commonwealth Secretariat, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), European Commission, International Labour Organization (ILO), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). In addition, he has led and actively participated in numerous regional and international research projects focusing on trade, regional integration, and political economy.