Dr. Faisal Bari is an economist with over twenty-five years of research/teaching experience in the areas of economics of education, philosophy of education, social protection, industrial organization. microeconomics, game theory and economic development. He is an associate professor of economics and education (joint appointment) at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan. He was the Dean for the School of Education at LUMS (2020-2023). He is CEO (Jan 2024-) and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Previous to this, Dr. Bari was CEO for IDEAS (2015-2020), Executive Director for Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre (2004-2006), and Visiting Assistant Professor of economics at Yale University, New Haven (2000-2001). A Rhodes Scholar (Pakistan-1988), Dr. Bari has a BA (honours) from Oxford, and a doctorate from McGill University. His research has been published in numerous journals/books. He is a regular columnist for the daily Dawn, Pakistan. He is the author of the book “Educational Conundrums of Pakistan” (2024), Aks Publications.