Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Mr. Mirza M. Ferdous

Full Time Faculty
Senior Lecturer

MBA, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

BSc, George Washington University, USA


Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext- 1757
Email: mirza.ferdous@northsouth.edu, mirzamferdous@gmail.com
Office: NAC972


Curriculum Vitae
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

Mr. Mirza M. Ferdous joined NSU in Summer 2008 as a full time faculty member of the Department of Accounting & Finance in the School of Business. He completed his MBA from the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University, USA and his BSc in Information Systems Engineering from George Washington University, USA. He is a recipient of the National Merit Scholarship.

Mr. Ferdous is the Faculty Advisor of NSUYES! (North South University Young Entrepreneurs' Society) - the oldest & largest student organization at NSU. NSUYES! actively seeks to bridge the gap between academia and industry - through collaboration, national competitions, seminars, and a wide variety of student development programs.

He is also the designer and coordinator of the CPC Excel Bootcamp - a training & certification course that is organized by the CPC (Career & Placement Center) of NSU - training & certifying students, staff and industry professionals nationally.

Mr. Ferdous serves as the Coach of the NSU CFA Research team - having lead the NSU teams to the Final rounds of the Global CFA Research Challenge every year since 2020 & having won the local round of the competition twice in a row.

In addition to teaching full time, he is an advisor of Prestige Consulting Group, a renowned training & business consultancy firm, an advisor to Sigma Finance & IT, a reputed consultancy firm and one of the largest outsourcing companies in Bangladesh. He is also the Executive Director of CONP, a regional NGO that works directly with the BGMF and IRRI. He is also an honorary research fellow at ERG (Economics Research Group, Bangladesh).

Courses taught:  Financial Modeling in Excel (FIN 455), Corporate Finance (FIN 440), International Finance (FIN 444), and Management Information Systems (MIS).

Departmental Committees: Chair, Student Engagement Committee & Chair, Assessment and Curriculum Planning Committee (ACPC)

  • A critical analysis of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Qualified Investor Offer by small capital companies, NSBR, Volume 10, No 1. (2019).
  • Negative perception regarding crypto-currency and how it can be replaced with the idea of global financial harmony, NSBR, Volume 9, No 2. (2019).
  • Amar Desh Amar Gram e-Shop: An e-commerce Initiative for Development of Rural Economy Through Inclusive Marketing, SAGE Business Cases Originals (DOI:10.4135/) Sage Pub. (2019)
  • ‘The role of  business incubators towards social development in terms of new business models and employment opportunities – a developing country’s perspective’ – Green Banking in Bangladesh and Beyond, ISBN 978-9-843-38531-4, HEQEP-UGC-AIF (2015)
  • ‘BracNet: Journey of Fast Technology’, South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, (ISSN: 2277-9779), (authors: Ahmed, Jashim Uddin, Hossain, Saad M. Maroof, and Ferdous, Mirza Mohiuddin), SAGE Publications, Country: United Kingdom. (2014).
  • ‘Sadakalo: Marketing of traditional fashion in the modern fashion industry’, Vision - The Journal of Business Perspective, Vol. 18(2): 125-135, (ISSN: 0972-2629), (authors: Ahmed, Jashim Uddin, Chowdhury, Md. Humayun Kabir; Ferdous, Mirza Mohiuddin), SAGE Publications, Country: United Kingdom. (2014).
  • ‘The Impact of the Revised Minimum Wage Policy on the Quality of Life of Female Ready-Made Garments Factory Workers of Bangladesh’ – research paper presented to the PEP (partnership for economic policy) – applicant for research grant (2016). 

                       MBA 2007

                                Management Information Systems (spec. in Financial Information Systems)

                                Tepper School of Business

                                Carnegie Mellon University

                                Pittsburgh, PA

 

                        BSc 2002

                                Computer Information Systems Engineering

                                George Washington University

                                Washington DC

                               

                                Recipient of the National Merit Scholarship

                               

Atlantic High School, Delray Beach, Florida – International Baccalaureate Program (1999)

O-Levels – Aga Khan School, Uttara, Dhaka (1996)

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (2003) | Microsoft Office User Specialist (2003)

Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting & Finance (2008 - present)

Faculty Advisor, NSUYES! (2022 - present)

Designer & Coordinator, CPC Excel Bootcamp (2019 - present)

  • Financial Modeling in Excel (FIN 455)     
  • Corporate Finance (FIN 440)
  • International Financial Management (FIN 444)
  • Introduction to Financial Management (FIN 254)
  • Management Information Systems (MIS 205)
  • Introduction to Computers (MIS 105)
  • In addition to teaching, Mirza M. Ferdous is also the designer & coordinator of the CPC Excel Bootcamp - a comphrensive training program for students & alumni, especially designed for the Bangladesh corporate workplace.

 

Managing Director,  Prestige Consulting Group ltd. (2018 - CURRENT)

Honorary Research Fellow, ERG Bangladesh (2018 - CURRENT)

Advisor, SIGMA Finance & IT consultants ltd. (2009 – CURRENT)

Executive Director, CONP Bangladesh. (2009 – CURRENT)

Consultant for –

  • Grameen Shamadhan pilot study project (2025 - current)
  • Hameem Group - Business Development Consultant (2017 - current)
  • SIM Group of Industries – financial auditing, process automation (2012 – current)
  • Badshah Group of Industries – BPO – (2012 – 2015)
  • GME Group of Industries – feasibility studies (2013)
  • CPHD – a farmer’s insurance PPP initiative (2013)
  • BASIS – Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Systems  (2011-2013)
  • BEPZA – Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority – financial auditing (2009)

Seminars, training programs, etc., conducted for business and Industry: 

  • Trainer/Speaker – ‘Project management’ – Grameenphone (2012)
  • Trainer/Speaker – ‘Agency problems & Financial resource allocation’ – BCB (2011)
  • Trainer/Speaker – ‘Presentation skills and project management’ – HSBC (2009)
  • Trainer/Speaker –‘Software development & marketing challenges’ – BASIS (2009)

Faculty Coach 

  • CFA Institute Global Research Challenge, NSU team (2016 - current)

 

Financial markets, financial economics, financial aspects of inclusive marketing, and big data...