Nashid Chowdhury
Investment and Trade Commissioner for India-Gulf

Nashid is the Investment and Trade Commissioner for India-Gulf and works as part of Invest and Trade Western Australia.

As the Investment and Trade Commissioner, Nashid and her team based in India and the United Arab Emirates work to attract investment and grow trade opportunities for Western Australian businesses in the India-Gulf region.

With two decades of economic development, and investment and trade experience across State, Commonwealth and local governments, Nashid has extensive expertise managing offshore networks, supporting business growth, leveraging state and federal government programs, and attracting businesses and investment across international markets. She also has a strong background in strategic stakeholder engagement which has enabled her to develop strong networks throughout South Asia and the Middle East.

Nashid has worked across a wide range of sectors, including energy; tourism, events and creative industries; international education; mining; primary industries; and health and medical life sciences. She also has experience working with tech startups and has worked with businesses focused on cybersecurity, financial services, transport, construction and science and innovation.

Nashid holds a Master of International Business from Monash University and has previously worked for Austrade in the United Arab Emirates. Being of Bangladeshi and Indian descent, she is fluent in Hindi, Bengali and Urdu, and has an excellent understanding of business and culture in South Asia. Nashid is also competent in reading Arabic.

Email: Nashid.Chowdhury@jtsi.wa.gov.au
Mobile: +91 720 005 1751