Mr. Kamrul H. Tarafder is Co-Founder, President and CEO of ASA Philippines Foundation (one of the largest MFI/NGO in the South East Asia and the Pacific region). Prior to ASA Philippines, he was the Team Leader Consultant of the United Nations Development Programme-Microfinance Support Project (UNDP-MSP) and Microfinance Sector Support Project (MSSP) from October 1998 until June 2004. He handled 3 projects as Team Leader Expert for the MSSP of the UNDP MicroStart Program in the Philippines. He assisted more than 25 MFIs in the Philippines by introducing the ASA system and studied around 50 MFIs throughout the country. The project was evaluated by the Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) as the highest achievement and no. 1 among 66 implementing countries in the world. He has extensive experience in South and Southeast Asian countries in establishing the microfinance system. He also attended many national and international seminars on microfinance in the United States, Australia, Thailand, Bangladesh, and the Philippines asa resource person. He was the Deputy General Manager of ASA Bangladesh and acted in various capacities with ASA Bangladesh for 11 years. In 1979, he earned a Higher Secondary Certificate from Brindaban College in Bangladesh. He finished his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Dhaka in 1988. In 2003, he earned his Master's in Entrepreneurship (with distinction) at AIM, Manila. He has been honored to speak as a Resource Speaker in various international conferences of USAID, Swinburne University of Australia, Colombo Plan Staff College of Philippines, University of Asia and the Pacific, Cambridge IFA (Islamic Fund Award) in UK etc.
He also successfully completed workshop in many organizations like Habitat for Humanity, Wharton University, Watter Org etc.Mr. Kamrul Tarafder is awarded by The Asset 25 with Best Gender Bond Award 2024 and “AIM Alumni Achievement Award” of Asian Institute of Management.