/channels/taxonomy/term/14042/all en /channels/news/feudalism-and-macroeconomic-cannibalism-253123 <p><b><i>Usman W. Chohan</i></b><i>?has an MBA from 黑料不打烊 University in Global Strategy and Leadership (2014). He has served as a consultant at the World Bank Institute (WBI) and as Special Situations Analyst in the Global Equities team at Natcan Investment Management. </i></p> Fri, 29 May 2015 14:38:51 +0000 webfull 110266 at /channels /channels/channels/news/eco-friendly-exodus-heavy-industry-beijing-huan-bao-zheng-ce-236816 <p><b><i>Usman W. Chohan</i></b><i>?</i>(楚浩云)<i> is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics (SEM) and MIT. The following piece is based on his work on Economics and Urbanization Trends in Asia.</i></p> Fri, 23 May 2014 14:37:47 +0000 webfull 102969 at /channels /channels/news/advances-sustainable-agriculture-solar-powered-irrigation-systems-pakistan-232929 <p><i><strong>Usman W. Chohan</strong> is a consultant with the World Bank Institute in the field of Social Accountability, and is pursuing an MBA at Desautels with a concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He was invited to the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council site at Fatehjang to analyze their sustainability initiatives, including their highly promising Solar-powered Irrigation Systems. </i></p> Wed, 12 Feb 2014 19:55:46 +0000 webfull 101138 at /channels /channels/news/green-bond-coupling-sustainability-finance-257409 <p><span><strong>Usman W. Chohan</strong> has an MBA from Desautels (2014) in Strategy and Leadership. He has served as a consultant at the World Bank Institute (WBI), and as Special Situations Analyst in Global Equities at Natcan Investment Management, investment arm of the National Bank of Canada. He has been a participant in various important climate initiatives in 2015 including the <a href="/channels/news/building-climate-resilient-green-blue-pacific-economies-255319" target="_blank">Pacific Island Development Forum (PIDF) 3rd Summit</a> in Suva, Fiji. ??</span></p> Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:42:53 +0000 webfull 114711 at /channels /channels/news/total-assimilation-outcomes-migration-studies-253532 <p>It is possible to be?<i>too</i>?successful as an immigrant group.?Scholars of migration studies have come to identify a pattern of immigrant groups that are?<i>so</i>?successful?that they assimilate into their new countries to the point of disappearing altogether, because overtime their outcome is such that they simply cannot be distinguished from the local population.</p> Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:23:29 +0000 webfull 110700 at /channels /channels/channels/news/fiscal-decentralization-and-local-government-bonds-china-cai-zheng-fen-quan-di-fang-zheng-fu-zhai-wu-237127 <p><b><i>Usman W. Chohan</i></b><i>?(</i>楚浩云<i>) is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics (SEM) and MIT. He has previously served as the Special Situations Analyst in the Global Equities Team at Natcan Investment Management, the Investment Arm of the National Bank of Canada. The following piece is based on his work on Fiscal Decentralization in China.</i></p> Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:04:20 +0000 webfull 103297 at /channels /channels/channels/news/financial-innovation-china-alibabas-leftover-treasure-yu-e-bao-234236 <p><i><strong>Usman W. Chohan</strong> (</i>楚浩云<i>) is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics (SEM) and MIT. The following piece is based on his work on financial innovation in China, in collaboration with Professor Alexander White of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.</i></p> Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:30:04 +0000 webfull 101955 at /channels /channels/news/desautels-mba-delivers-global-leadership-lecture-sydney-australia-257442 <p><strong>Usman W. Chohan</strong>, a graduate of Desautels MBA in Strategy and Leadership (2014)?delivered the 2015 Foreign Affairs Lecture in the Global Leadership Program (GLP) at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. The lecture was titled "The World Bank and the New Dynamics of Development", and drew on Mr. Chohan's WB experience to map the development field, particularly in the context of emergent institutions such as AIIB. The lecture was praised for its cultural context, appeal to a young audience, and breadth of content.</p> Fri, 18 Dec 2015 20:47:49 +0000 webfull 114746 at /channels /channels/news/cultural-entrepreneurship-emerging-markets-shalini-ganendra-fine-art-254197 <p><em>Usman W. Chohan has an MBA from Desautels (2014) in Strategy and Leadership. In 2015, he collaborated with Datin Shalini Ganendra’s gallery and cultural center, Shalini Ganendra Fine Art (SGFA), headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has previously served as a consultant at the World Bank Institute, and as the Special Situations Analyst of Global Equities at Natcan Investment Management.</em></p> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:42:16 +0000 webfull 111384 at /channels /channels/channels/news/water-cost-index-blending-finance-sustainability-and-big-data-237128 <p><i><strong>Usman W. Chohan</strong> (楚浩云) is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics (SEM) and MIT. He previously served as the Special Situations Analyst in the Global Equities Team at Natcan Investment Management, the investment arm of the National Bank of Canada.</i></p> Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:05:58 +0000 webfull 103298 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dididache-di-di-da-che-hailing-future-one-cab-time-235312 <p><b><i>Usman W. Chohan</i></b><i>?(</i>楚浩云<i>) is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics (SEM) and MIT. The following piece is based on his work on financial innovation in China, in collaboration with Professor Alexander White of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.</i></p> Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:41:00 +0000 webfull 102442 at /channels /channels/news/canadas-parliamentary-budget-office-fiscal-sustainability-and-dwindling-price-oil-254244 <p><a href="///C:/Users/vbeaul7/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/6IRVU1VM/Desautels%20Submission%20-%20Usman%20W.%20Chohan%20-%20CanadaPBOFiscal%20Sustainability%20and%20Declining%20Price%20of%20Oil%20-%202015.docx#_ftn1" title=""></a></p> Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:27:21 +0000 webfull 111417 at /channels /channels/news/musicians-help-heal-wounds-tragedy-241322 <p>Musicians are helping to heal the wounds of tragedy through artistic expression. In the heart-rending aftermath of the Taliban attack on Peshawar’s innocent schoolchildren, Pakistani musicians are using their art form to help the nation through its time of anguish. Foremost among these artists is <b>Usman W. Chohan (Desautels MBA, 2014)</b> through his project <i>Urdudaan</i>.</p> Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:09:22 +0000 webfull 107754 at /channels /channels/channels/news/ubiquitous-city-songdo-songdo-236653 <p><i><strong>Usman W. Chohan</strong> (</i>楚浩云<i>) is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Global Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics and Management (SEM) and MIT. The following piece is based on his work on the “Ubiquitous ?City” of </i>Songdo, <i>South Korea,</i> <i>where he was based in early May, 2014 as part of an analysis of Urbanization Trends in Asia.</i></p> Tue, 13 May 2014 21:22:50 +0000 webfull 102848 at /channels /channels/news/building-climate-resilient-green-blue-pacific-economies-255319 <p><i><strong>Usman W. Chohan</strong> has an MBA from Desautels (2014) in Strategy and Leadership.? He was an attendee the 3<sup>rd</sup> Pacific Climate Change Convention ?of the Pacific Island Development Forum (PIDF); held in Suva, Fiji in September, 2015. He has previously served at the World Bank Institute and the National Bank of Canada.</i></p> Wed, 16 Sep 2015 15:24:44 +0000 webfull 112479 at /channels