M. Emrul Hasan was a Researcher in the Centre for Financial Policy Studies at the Fraser Institute. He teaches finance and economic policy courses at Simon Fraser University as a teaching assistant and in North South University (Bangladesh) as a lecturer. He is also consulting for firms in the banking, P3, agriculture, leather, and textiles sectors. Previously he worked at York University as a teaching assistant. Prior to moving to Canada, Mr. Emrul worked as a research associate for the Asian Tiger Capital Partners investment bank. He was a member of both their macroeconomic consulting and corporate advisory teams where he worked extensively in M&A deals, sector research, policy studies, and advocacy. He has published in finance and economics. He graduated from York University with an MA in Financial Economics. He earned a BBA (summa cum laude) in Finance and Economics from North South University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) candidate.