Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry is the Chairman, Association of Management Development Institute, Pakistan (AMDIP), Professor of Economics and the Rector, Lahore School of Economics. He teaches Public Finance and Pakistan Economic Policies at the Lahore School. He has a B.A. from Punjab University, an M.A. (Cantab.) and a Ph.D. from McGill University. He was Lecturer in Economics at Punjab University from 1967 to 1969. He served in the Civil Service of Pakistan including as Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner and subsequently in the World Bank in various capacities including as Division Chief for Public Sector Management for Latin America and the Caribbean.
He has since continued to specialize in Public Sector Management Issues and the Pakistan Economy and has been a member of a number of National Commissions on the subject. He was Deputy Chairman of the Pakistan Planning Commission from July 2000 to July 2003 and Advisor Finance in the Care-taker Government during April-June 2013.