About

Dr. Shobod Deba Nath is a Professor and former Chairman of the Department of International Business at the University of Dhaka. He also serves as an Independent Director at Republic Insurance Company Limited. Dr. Nath earned his PhD in Management from Massey University, New Zealand, and an MSc (with distinction) from Durham University, United Kingdom, under the Commonwealth Scholarship. Additionally, he holds an MBA (1st position) and BBA (1st position) from the University of Dhaka. With over 13 years of experience in teaching, research, and training in Sustainability and Supply Chain Management, Dr. Nath has worked at universities in both New Zealand and Bangladesh. He was also a Visiting Research Fellow with Massey University’s Sustainability and CSR Research Group. His research interests include global supply chain management and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a particular focus on emerging economies. Dr. Nath is currently leading several research projects funded by organizations such as the British Council, the Bangladesh Institute of Capital Management, and DANIDA. He has published more than 25 research papers in high-impact journals and has presented his work at numerous international conferences in the USA, UK, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand. Dr. Nath has received multiple awards for his work, including the Chris Voss Best Paper Award at the EurOMA Conference in 2020, the Best Paper Award at the ABEN Conference in 2018, and the Best Poster Award at the Dhaka University Research and Publication Fair in 2022. In addition to his research, Dr. Nath has served as an Associate Editor for Corporate Governance – The International Journal of Business in Society, published by Emerald.