KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) has appointed Dr Anthony Dass as its executive director, effective Feb 16 this year.
He was most recently working at AmBank as chief economist and head of research (from 2013 to 2023), the think-tank said.
“The board of trustees is pleased to have Dass lead MIER now where important and new strategies are vital for our economy to forge ahead to become a high income, high growth nation,” MIER said in a statement today.
It said Dass also served as a special officer, economic action council, at the Economic Planning Unit (May 2020 – Jan 31, 2023). He focused on strategic issues and policies during the Covid-19 pandemic in relation to various economic and social policies, industries and businesses.
Dass started his career as an economist and then as senior economist at Bank Negara Malaysia between 1988 and 1997. He subsequently worked at various equity investment organisations.
From 2011 to 2013, he assisted the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia and he was seconded to Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC), Securities Commission.
He holds a PhD in Economics from University Utara Malaysia (2018) and a Master’s in Economics & Finance from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom (1996). He was among the first batch to graduate from International Islamic University Malaysia with a Bachelor of Economics degree in 1997. – BERNAMA
