Shahidul Alam

CEO

Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh44 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Time Magazine Person of the Year 2018.
Internationally acclaimed public speaker and storyteller.
Founder of Bangladesh's first webzine and portal.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media and Education expert with a focus on human rights and storytelling.

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Skills

Core Skills

PhotographyMedia TrainingMentorship

Other Skills

Social JusticeSocial MediaJournalismEditingNew MediaPublishingPublic SpeakingStorytellingMedia StudiesEditorialCurating

About

Time Magazine Person of the Year 2018. Internationally acclaimed public speaker, storyteller, photographer, writer, curator and blogger with wide experience as practitioner and trainer. Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. Former Chair of International Jury of World Press Photo. Advisory Board Member of National Geographic Society. Jury member of World Blogging Contest. Introduced email to Bangladesh in early 90's. Developed Bangladesh's first webzine and first portal. Work experience in over 65 countries and in all continents. Managing Director of tightly run media organisation with nine departments and over 100 employees. Principal of world class media training institute. Visiting professor of UK university. Public speaker at TEDx, Tate Modern, Harvard, Oxford, Hay Festival, National Geographic etc. Especially interested in reaching out to photographers and other media professionals and artists in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Specialties: Developing media content: Photographs, text, video, web development, blogging, data entry, software development, event management, advocacy, campaign management, media training.

Experience

National geographic

National Geographic Explorer at Large

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · Dhaka, Bangladesh

The title, which comes with opportunities as ambassadors for the National Geographic Society and support for continuing their impactful work, is bestowed on a select few global changemakers and thought leaders

Tufts university, institute for global leadership, program for narrative and documentary practice

Advisory Board Member

Nov 2010 – Present · 15 yrs 5 mos · 96 Packard Avenue Medford, MA 02155 USA

Tufts' Institute for Global Leadership is an incubator of innovative ways to educate learners at all levels in understanding difficult and compelling global issues. We develop new generations of critical thinkers for effective and ethical leadership who are able to comprehend and deal with complexity, to bridge cultural and political differences and to engage as responsible global citizens in anticipating and confronting the world's most pressing problems.

Chairman

Drik ICT

Jun 2010 – Jun 2014 · 4 yrs · Bangladesh

Drik ICT is an ISO certified IT company providing IT solutions all over Bangladesh.

Prip trust

Board Member

Jan 2008 – Jan 2017 · 9 yrs

The PRIP Trust is dedicated to capacity building primarily of development organisations

Majority world cic

Chairman

Jan 2006 – Present · 20 yrs 3 mos

International ambassador and mentor for photographers

Prince claus fund

Network Partner

Jan 2006 – Jan 2011 · 5 yrs · Netherlands

Link up the Fund with cultural actors worldwide, and advice them on awards and partner selection

Fredskorpset

Director Lead Partner Drik

Jan 2000 – Jan 2010 · 10 yrs

No longer directly involved

Media development loan fund

Grant recepient

Jan 2000 – Jan 2003 · 3 yrs

Grant period over. No direct involvement

Pathshala south asian media institute/pathshala trust

Chair Of The Board Of Trustees

Dec 1998 – Present · 27 yrs 4 mos · Dhaka, Bangladesh

Run the institute, teach, develop and monitor the academic programme

Panos south asia

Board Member

Jan 1997 – Jan 2010 · 13 yrs · South Asia

Panos South Asia is part of the family of Panos Institutes worldwide that encourage and facilitate public discourse and debate on a wide range of issues.