Usman W. Chohan

Usman W. Chohan

Usman W. Chohan (2016) official portrait at the International Association of Hyperpolyglots.
President of the International Association of Hyperpolyglots
Assumed office
September 2016
Chief Financial Officer of Taqanu
Assumed office
June 2016
Personal details
Born عثمان وقاص چوہان
(1986-11-09) November 9, 1986
Manhattan, New York, US
Citizenship Canadian
Parents Ambassador Naela Chohan, Ambassador Musa Javed Chohan
Residence Canberra, Australia; Estrugamou Building, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alma mater McGill University
Occupation Macroeconomist
Chief Financial Officer, Taqanu
Known for Legislative Budget Offices[1][2][3] Theory of Public Value[4][5] Hyperpolyglotism[6][7]
Website http://usmanchohan.com

Usman W. Chohan (Urdu: عثمان وقاص چوہان) (born 9 November 1986 in Manhattan, New York) is an international macroeconomist,[8][9][10][11][12] ethnomusicologist,[13] and hyperpolyglot.[14] He is the president of the International Association of Hyperpolyglots, and an economist who has been affiliated with the World Bank[15][16] and the World Economic Forum.[17][18] In 2016, he was included among Australia’s Top Thinkers for his work in economics.[19][20][21] He is also Chief Financial Officer of Taqanu,[22][23][24] a financial intermediary that is bringing financial services to victims of the European migrant crisis.[25] He is an American-born Canadian of Pakistani descent.

Economics

Usman W. Chohan with Ambassador Naela Chohan and Ambassador Musa Javed Chohan of Pakistan, at the Estrugamou Building, Buenos Aires (2012).
Economists Usman W. Chohan and Ishrat Hussain in Canberra (2016)

As an economist, Usman W. Chohan has made substantive contributions to national policies in both Australia[26] and Canada.[27][28] He is a leading authority in a specialized subfield of Legislative Studies known as Parliamentary Fiscal Scrutiny.[29][30] For his work on intergenerational economics,[31][32][33] and the Panama Papers [34] he has been ranked among “Australia’s 50 Top Thinkers.” [35][36] Usman W. Chohan has brought advances to the Theory of Public Value[37][38] and Presidentialisation Theory.[39] His work has been cited in national debates in Canada on economic reforms of parliamentary institutions.[40] Usman has been affiliated with the World Bank[41][42][43] and the World Economic Forum.[44] He has also undertaken the most comprehensive study of legislative budget reform in post-war Iraq.[45][46][47] Usman W. Chohan has also conducted financial market studies to identify market inefficiencies brought about by disruptive technical innovation.[48][49][50][51][52] He is the current Chief Financial Officer of Taqanu, a financial intermediary bringing financial inclusion and banking services to refugees victims of the European migrant crisis.[53][54]

Hyperpolyglotism and Ethnomusicology

Usman W. Chohan leading a sitar workshop in Islamabad, Pakistan (2004)

Chohan is the president of the International Association of Hyperpolyglots,[55] the world’s leading independent organisation for hyperpolyglots (fluent speakers of more than six languages) and has demonstrable fluency in ten languages.[56] Usman Chohan also produced the first translation of the Art of War into the Urdu language.[57] He is the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal The Polyglotica Review.[58] He is a regular commentator on economic issues in Australia in various languages, notably through Australia's multilingual SBS Radio.[59][60][61][62]

Usman W. Chohan is one of the world’s leading sitar players, cited by Harvard’s ethnomusicology department [63] and by Argentina’s Borges Center for the Performing Arts[64] for his contributions to intercultural fusions through the medium of Sitar. His Sitar work has focused on études that meld orchestral elements from hybrid musical traditions. His research on the Economics of the Arts has also advocated greater government spending in Australia on the creative industries, as a vehicle for multifaceted economic growth.[65][66]

Family

Usman W. Chohan is the son of two Pakistani Ambassadors, Naela Chohan and Musa Javed Chohan. Naela Chohan has been Pakistan’s ambassador to Oceania and to Latin America. Musa Javed Chohan has been Pakistan’s ambassador to France, Canada, Malaysia, and UNESCO.

References

  1. ↑ The Presidentialisation Thesis and Parliamentary Budget Offices Usman W. Chohan and Kerry Jacobs(2016). Parliamentary Budget Offices.
  2. ↑ An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Usman W. Chohan’s two citations in the Parliament of Canada
  3. ↑ Business Briefing: how does Australia’s policy costing body, the PBO, compare? Interview with Usman W. Chohan on Parliamentary Fiscal Scrutiny (2016). The Conversation, Business & Economics. Business Briefing. Accessed 15 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Public Value in Politics: A Legislative Budget Office Approach Usman W. Chohan and Kerry Jacobs (2016). International Journal of Public Administration.
  5. ↑ Legislative Budget Offices: Applying a Public Value Perspective to Parliamentary Fiscal Scrutiny Usman W. Chohan and Kerry Jacobs. International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress. Poznan, Poland. June 2016.
  6. ↑ President’s Message: Usman W. Chohan The International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA)
  7. ↑ International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA) Interview with President Usman W. Chohan (2016). Accessed on 19 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Economist Research Profile Usman Chohan (2016). UNSW Australia. Accessed 14 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Economist-Academic Usman W. Chohan The Conversation (2015). Business & Economics. Australia. Accessed 14 November 2016.
  10. ↑ The World Bank and the Dynamics of Development Usman W. Chohan (2015). The 2015 Foreign Affairs Lecture. Global Leadership Program: Macquarie University. Sydney, Australia.
  11. ↑ Monetary Economics: There is more to good central bank governance than independence The Conversation: Business & Economics. Accessed 16 November 2016
  12. ↑ Economics Review: How do we measure the success of legislative budget offices? Usman W. Chohan (2016). Tax and Transfer Policy Institute. Canberra, Australia. Accessed 14 November 2016.
  13. ↑ Harvard University Department of Ethnomusicology: Sitar.
  14. ↑ President’s Message: Usman W. Chohan The International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA)
  15. ↑ The Role of Parliaments in Extractive Industries World Bank Institute (2014). Washington, DC.
  16. ↑ La Banque Mondiale confrontée à ses problèmes de gouvernance Usman W. Chohan (2016). Economie & Affaires. La Conversation France (French)
  17. ↑ World Economic Forum: Usman W Chohan – Global Shaper
  18. ↑ The World Bank and the Dynamics of Development Usman W. Chohan (2015). The 2015 Foreign Affairs Lecture. Global Leadership Program: Macquarie University. Sydney, Australia.
  19. ↑ 50 Standout articles from Australia's top thinkers The Conversation Yearbook 2016 - Goodreads Listing.
  20. ↑ Australia’s 50 Top Thinkers 50 Standout Articles from Australia’s Top Thinkers (2016). Melbourne University Press.
  21. ↑ Pakistani economist rated among Australia's Top Thinkers Sada-e-Watan Newspaper (Australia)
  22. ↑ Taqanu Bank A financial intermediary for the European Refugee Crisis. Accessed 14 November 2016
  23. ↑ Taqanu Bank Usman Chohan (2016). "Is a person without an identity still a person?" Taqanu Bank. Accessed 15 November 2016.
  24. ↑ Australia's Future in 50 Years Usman Chohan (2016). Australian National University. Canberra, Australia. Academic Discussion Panel.
  25. ↑ Taqanu Bank Financial Intermediary profile and company description. F6S Database. Accessed 14 November 2016
  26. ↑ Battling unconscious bias in the workforce: Usman W. Chohan University of New South Wales (2016)
  27. ↑ An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Usman W. Chohan’s two citations in the Parliament of Canada
  28. ↑ Le Canada et le bureaux parlementaires du budget Usman W. Chohan (2013). La Revue Parlementaire Canadienne. (French). Accessed 14 November 2016
  29. ↑ Legislative Budget Offices: Applying a Public Value Perspective to Parliamentary Fiscal Scrutiny Usman W. Chohan and Kerry Jacobs. International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress. Poznan, Poland. June 2016.
  30. ↑ Business Briefing: how does Australia’s policy costing body, the PBO, compare? Interview with Usman W. Chohan on Parliamentary Fiscal Scrutiny (2016). The Conversation, Business & Economics. Business Briefing. Accessed 15 November 2016.
  31. ↑ Young, educated and underemployed: are we building a nation of PhD baristas? Usman W. Chohan. The Conversation, Business & Economics
  32. ↑ Young people worldwide fear a lack of economic opportunities – it’s easy to see why Usman W. Chohan (2016). The Conversation, Business & Economics
  33. ↑ Jeunes "surqualifiés": des baristas titulaires des doctorats? (French) Usman W. Chohan (2016). La Conversation France. Academic Database. Accessed 15 November 2016.
  34. ↑ The Panama Papers and Tax Morality Economic Paper. SSRN (2016). Accessed 14 November 2016
  35. ↑ Australia’s 50 Top Thinkers 50 Standout Articles from Australia’s Top Thinkers (2016). Melbourne University Press.
  36. ↑ Pakistani economist rated among Australia's Top Thinkers Sada-e-Watan Newspaper (Australia)
  37. ↑ Public Value in Politics: A Legislative Budget Office Approach Usman W. Chohan and Kerry Jacobs (2016). International Journal of Public Administration.
  38. ↑ Legislative Budget Offices: Applying a Public Value Perspective to Parliamentary Fiscal Scrutiny Usman W. Chohan and Kerry Jacobs. International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress. Poznan, Poland. June 2016.
  39. ↑ The Presidentialisation Thesis and Parliamentary Budget Offices Usman W. Chohan and Kerry Jacobs(2016). Parliamentary Budget Offices.
  40. ↑ Economist Research Profile Usman Chohan (2016). UNSW Australia. Accessed 14 November 2016.
  41. ↑ The Role of Parliaments in Extractive Industries World Bank Institute
  42. ↑ La Banque Mondiale confrontée à ses problèmes de gouvernance Usman W. Chohan (2016). Economie & Affaires. La Conversation France (French)
  43. ↑ Do the governance experts at the World Bank have a governance problem? Usman W. Chohan (2016). The Conversation. Business & Economics. Accessed 14 November 2016.
  44. ↑ World Economic Forum: Usman W Chohan – Global Shaper
  45. ↑ The Idea of Legislative Budgeting in Iraq. Usman W. Chohan (2016). The International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies. Volume 10, Issue 1-2: Pages 89-103(15)
  46. ↑ Budget transparency missing from the West’s plan for Iraq Usman W. Chohan (2016). The Conversation: Business & Economics. Accessed 13 November 2016
  47. ↑ (French) Le désintérêt et l’ineptie budgétaire en Irak Usman W. Chohan (2016). La Conversation: Business & Economics. Accessed 13 November 2016
  48. ↑ Ex Machina: faut-il accuser les ordinateurs pour la nervosité du marché? (French) Usman W. Chohan (2016). La Conversation France. Academic Database. Accessed 15 November 2016.
  49. ↑ When "Innovation" helps to Fix our Finances Usman W. Chohan (2016). The Conversation, Business & Economics. Accessed 15 November 2016.
  50. ↑ The Silicon Valley Financial Paradigm: It's Hard to Hate a Unicorn, until it gores you Usman W. Chohan (2016). The Conversation, Business & Economics. Accessed 15 November.
  51. ↑ Le Mantra "D'innovation" et les failles fiscales (French) La Conversation France. Academic Database. Accessed 15 November 2016.
  52. ↑ Ex Machina: Are computers to blame for market jitters? Usman W. Chohan (2016). The Conversation, Business & Economics. Accessed 15 November 2016.
  53. ↑ Taqanu Bank A financial intermediary for the European Refugee Crisis. Accessed 14 November 2016
  54. ↑ Taqanu Bank Company Profile: LinkedIn Database. Accessed 14 November 2016.
  55. ↑ President’s Message: Usman W. Chohan
  56. ↑ International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA) Interview with Usman W. Chohan
  57. ↑ Usman W. Chohan (2014). The Art of War: The Adaptive Translation into Urdu. Urdu Language Edition. Book Record.
  58. ↑ Polyglotica Journal of the International Association of Hyperpolyglots
  59. ↑ (Spanish) Los nombres no anglosajones estan discriminados al buscar trabajo? SBS Radio with Usman W. Chohan. 17 August 2016. Accessed 19 November 2016.
  60. ↑ Should Australia consider Name Blind Resumes? SBS Radio with Usman W. Chohan. 9 March 2016. Accessed 19 November 2016.
  61. ↑ (Hindi) Is your Name preventing you from access to the Labour Market? SBS Radio Interview with Usman W. Chohan. (Hindi). Accessed 19 November 2016.
  62. ↑ Compilation of Radio Interviews in Multiple Languages SBS Radio Archive collections. Accessed 19 November 2016.
  63. ↑ Harvard University Department of Ethnomusicology: Sitar.
  64. ↑ Usman W. Chohan on Sitar at the Borges Center for the Performing Arts (Spanish)
  65. ↑ Art for Innovation's Sake? Lessons from our Canadian Cousin The Conversation, Business and Economics (2016). Accessed 14 November 2016.
  66. ↑ Should Artists pay their Taxes in Art? The Conversation, Business and Economics (2016). Accessed 14 November 2016.
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