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Adnan Qadir Khan

Co-Founder and Research Fellow
Adnan Qadir Khan is Co-Founder and Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He is also Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a joint appointment with Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE. Adnan has been an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He has also been appointed as an Associate with the Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Prior to his appointment with Harvard and LSE. Professor Adnan successfully led the International Growth Centre (IGC) as Research and Policy Director and was also a Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School from 2018-2019. He has been actively involved in the areas of policy, research, and training. He has been a co-leader the of Reducing State Fragilities Initiative at the International Growth Centre, an Affiliated Researcher with the Political Economy group of Yale University’s Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), an Affiliated Researcher with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) With 15 years of experience in the policy world, Adnan name is synonymous as a practitioner and policymaker where he regularly interacts with policy actors from around the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa, in the areas of state fragility and state capacity building. He holds a multitude of experience in the research realm with a keen interest in the areas of economic development, the political economy of development and state fragility, state capacity, and social protection. He teaches courses on public policy and economic development in order to bridge the gap between academia and practice. He has also served in the government as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and is a recipient of the President’s Medal for performance. Professor Adnan has a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University. He completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.

Adnan Qadir Khan

Co-Founder and Research Fellow
Adnan Qadir Khan is Co-Founder and Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He is also Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a joint appointment with Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE. Adnan has been an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He has also been appointed as an Associate with the Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Prior to his appointment with Harvard and LSE. Professor Adnan successfully led the International Growth Centre (IGC) as Research and Policy Director and was also a Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School from 2018-2019. He has been actively involved in the areas of policy, research, and training. He has been a co-leader the of Reducing State Fragilities Initiative at the International Growth Centre, an Affiliated Researcher with the Political Economy group of Yale University’s Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), an Affiliated Researcher with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) With 15 years of experience in the policy world, Adnan name is synonymous as a practitioner and policymaker where he regularly interacts with policy actors from around the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa, in the areas of state fragility and state capacity building. He holds a multitude of experience in the research realm with a keen interest in the areas of economic development, the political economy of development and state fragility, state capacity, and social protection. He teaches courses on public policy and economic development in order to bridge the gap between academia and practice. He has also served in the government as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and is a recipient of the President’s Medal for performance. Professor Adnan has a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University. He completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.
Adnan Qadir Khan
Co-Founder and Research Fellow
Adnan Qadir Khan is Co-Founder and Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He is also Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a joint appointment with Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE. Adnan has been an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He has also been appointed as an Associate with the Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Prior to his appointment with Harvard and LSE. Professor Adnan successfully led the International Growth Centre (IGC) as Research and Policy Director and was also a Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School from 2018-2019. He has been actively involved in the areas of policy, research, and training. He has been a co-leader the of Reducing State Fragilities Initiative at the International Growth Centre, an Affiliated Researcher with the Political Economy group of Yale University’s Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), an Affiliated Researcher with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) With 15 years of experience in the policy world, Adnan name is synonymous as a practitioner and policymaker where he regularly interacts with policy actors from around the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa, in the areas of state fragility and state capacity building. He holds a multitude of experience in the research realm with a keen interest in the areas of economic development, the political economy of development and state fragility, state capacity, and social protection. He teaches courses on public policy and economic development in order to bridge the gap between academia and practice. He has also served in the government as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and is a recipient of the President’s Medal for performance. Professor Adnan has a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University. He completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.