1. Bachelor of Science Degree from the Louisiana State University, Baton Rogue, USA 2. Ph.D from University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
Working Experience
Datuk Dr. Roslan Bin A. Ghaffar has over 30 years of experience in the areas of economics, finance and investment. He was the Head of Economics Department of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) from 1985 to 2001. While with UPM, he provided consultancy services to various international and national organisations, which included the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Winrock International and the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister's Department. In 1994, he was appointed as Director of Investment and Economic Research of the Malaysian Employees Provident Fund ("EPF"). He was promoted to the position of Senior Director in 1996 and later held the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Fund until his retirement in 2007. During his tenure with EPF, he was instrumental in the formulation and implementation of investment strategies to meet the Fund's investment objectives. He previously served in various positions in Kuala Lumpur Sentral Sdn Bhd, Straits International Education Group Sdn Bhd Group, Permodalan Felcra Sdn Bhd, Kumpulan Wang SImpanan Guru-Guru and Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad. He is currently the Chairman of the Investment Committee of Proven Venture Capital PLT and member of the Fund and Insurance Committee (Dana & Insurance) of PTPTN.
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....