Muhammad Abul Hossain (Shobuj) completed his B.S.S (2006) and M.S.S (2007) in Economics from the University of Dhaka and then went on to complete his Executive MBA from IBA, University of Dhaka. He started his career working at Winrock International after which he joined International Jute Study Group. Before joining the SHOUHARDO III program as Team Leader – Livelihood and Financial Inclusion, he joined Care Bangladesh as a Market Development Specialist under the Shomoshti Project. His main area of expertise in the development sector includes Private Sector Development, Market System Development and Value Chain Financing. Currently, he is contributing to reducing poverty through various off-farm livelihoods activities.