Pasha Mahmood is a Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School where he studies and works with multinational firms and local enterprises on their emerging market strategies. He is a member of the World Economic Forum’s international panel of experts, acting as the co-curator for the ASEAN Transformation Map. Pasha obtained his B.A. in Economics from Oberlin College and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Prior to joining academia, he had worked as a management consultant for Gemini in Chicago. From 2012 to 2015, Pasha was a Professor of Strategy and Innovation at the IMD Business School in Switzerland. He has also held several Visiting Professor appointments at universities such as Waseda and Hitotsubashi in Japan, and St. Gallen in Switzerland.Pasha’s work looks at the interface between innovation and strategy in the context of emerging markets. He won the Haynes Prize by the Academy of International Business (AIB). In 2014, Pasha also won the Aspen Award by the Aspen Institute for promoting sustainable business models in his research and teaching. His recent case on bKash, a fintech firm in Bangladesh, won the bestselling case award in 2021 from Ivey Publications. Pasha’s research has been published at leading management journals including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS), Management Science, Organization Science, Research Policy, Strategic Management Journal, etc. He has also served as an Area Editor for JIBS from 2010-2013 and as a Senior Editor for the Management Organization Review from 2013-2015. Literature, history, coffee, and train rides are some of his passions. It is the opportunity to be useful to his students and colleagues that excites Pasha the most about his job as a business school professor.

Recognition & Awards

• Aspen Institute Faculty Pioneer Award (Rising Star) – 2014
• Temple/AIB Best Paper Award, Academy of International Business, Milan – 2008
• University Young Researcher Award (NUS) – 2007
• Outstanding Researcher Award Recognition List (NUS) – 2006
• Nominee for University Young Researcher Award (NUS) – 2006
• IM Division Best Paper Award (Finalist), Academy of Management – 2005
• Haynes Prize (Runner Up), Academy of International Business, Stockholm – 2004
• Department Outstanding Researcher Award (NUS) – 2004
• Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award (NUS) – 2004
• Haynes Prize (Winner), Academy of International Business, Sydney – 2001

Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D. (1999), Political Economy and Government, Harvard University, USA, 1999
• B.A. (1992), High Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Oberlin College, USA, 1992

Academic Experience

• Professor, Department of Strategy and Policy, School of Business, National University of Singapore, 2018 – current
• Associate Professor, Department of Strategy and Policy, School of Business, National University of Singapore, 2006 – 2018
• Adjunct Professor of Strategy & Innovation, IMD, 2013 – 2015
• Professor of Strategy & Innovation, IMD, Lausanne , 2012 – 2013
• Visiting Professor, Hitotsubashi University, Japan, 2007
• Assistant Professor, Department of Strategy and Policy, School of Business, National University of Singapore, 1999 – 2006
• Instructor, Harvard Institute for International Development, 1998

Corporate Experience

• Management Consultant, Levitan and Associates, Boston, 1995 – 1997
• Analyst, The MAC Group/Gemini Consulting, Chicago, 1992 – 1993