Lt. Col. (Retd.) Mohammad Shafi Chowdhury, PhD, psc

Lt. Col. (Retd.) Mohammad Shafi Chowdhury, PhD, psc is a national security strategist, technologist, and policy thinker whose four-decade career spans military communications, cybersecurity, ICT modernization, and strategic advisory roles across Bangladesh, SAARC, MENA, ASEAN, China, and the United States. With a PhD in Political Economy and National Security, he brings a rare synthesis of defense insight, governance expertise, and technological understanding—shaped by years leading large-scale ICT, telecom, and digital infrastructure programs that expanded access, strengthened national capability, and advanced Bangladesh’s alignment with global development standards. His academic and professional work focuses on how technology, governance, and institutional resilience must evolve together to build nations that are both economically competitive and secure in the digital era.

As a volunteer Founding Member of MillionX Bangladesh, Dr. Chowdhury contributes deep policy, governance, and national security expertise to the mission of nurturing a million 10x minds and guiding Bangladesh toward AI-enabled development. His work within MillionX focuses on ethical AI governance, workforce transformation, digital integrity, cyber preparedness, and the strategic integration of AI into national institutions. Through his leadership at the Apex Achievers Academy and his long-standing advocacy for people-centered, rights-based technology adoption, he is committed to ensuring that Bangladesh becomes an AI-powered knowledge economy—one that protects citizens’ rights, upholds transparency, and uses innovation to serve society rather than concentrate power.