Imtiaz Ul Haq

Imtiaz Ul Haq is currently an Economist at the International Finance Corporate (IFC), part of the World Bank Group. Previously, he was a Research Fellow at Harvard University and an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. He holds a PhD and MSc in Finance from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom.

Imtiaz has worked extensively on topics at the intersection of finance and policy. His expertise lies in understanding how policy influences behavior of various agents in financial markets such as consumers, investors and financial institutions. His research spans a range of financial products and markets (including developing countries). More details can be found here.

Imtiaz is passionate about leveraging policy for impact and keen to explore how technology can amplify these benefits. He has previously founded and led a financial technology startup in South America.