{"id":14157,"date":"2025-11-08T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wise.staginglinks.com\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=14157"},"modified":"2025-11-08T20:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T20:31:00","slug":"asif-saleh","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/wise.staging-dev.com\/ar\/biography\/asif-saleh\/","title":{"rendered":"Asif Saleh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Asif Saleh is the Executive Director of BRAC. He brings a multi-sectoral experience in\u00a0 senior leadership roles in private, public, and non-government arenas, with a proven\u00a0 track record of effectively managing development programming, operational and\u00a0 financial sustainability, and building effective partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining BRAC, he was a policy specialist for the Prime Minister\u2019s Office\u2019s Access to\u00a0 Information (A2i) programme. He spent 12 years in Goldman Sachs, ending his term as\u00a0 Executive Director. 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