1.  Professor Rehman Sobhan

Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Former Member, Advisory Council of the Caretaker Government (1991) and former Director General Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)

2.  Mr Syed Humayun Kabir

Treasurer, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Chairman, Renata Ltd. and former President, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, former Chairman, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)

3.  Mr Fazle Hasan Abed

Founder and Chairman, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)

4.  Mr Quazi Faruque Ahmed

Executive Director, Proshika Manobik Unnayan Kendra

5.  Ms Khushi Kabir

Coordinator, Nijera Kori

6.  Mr M Syeduzzaman

Chairman, Bank Asia, former Finance Secretary and former Minister for Finance, Government of Bangladesh

7.  Muhammad Yunus

Managing Director, Grameen Bank Ltd and former Member, Advisory Council of the Caretaker Government (1996)

8.  Mr Nurul Haq

Former Director (Dialogue & Administration), CPD and former Member, Bangladesh Planning Commission

9.  Mr Syed Manzur Elahi

Founder Chairman, Apex Tannery, Pioneer Insurance Co. Ltd., Grey Advertising Bangladesh Ltd., Mutual Trust Bank Ltd. and Chairman, Holiday Publications Ltd.

10.  Ms Laila Rahman Kabir

Member of " The Association of Tea Planters of Bangladesh", former President, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and former President, Bangladesh Employers Association

11.  Professor Anisuzzaman

Professor, Department of Bengali, University of Dhaka, and former President, Bangla Academy

12.  Professor Mustafizur Rahman

Executive Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)