Abdur R. Chowdhury is a Professor Emeritus at Marquette University, Milwaukee. At Marquette, Chowdhury served as the Chair of the Department of Economics during 2010-13. Prior to returning to Marquette in 2008, he worked as the Chief Economist of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland from 2003 through 2008.

Currently, Abdur Chowdhury is also the Chief Economist for Capital Market Consultants (CMC) in Milwaukee where he monitors the U.S. and Global economy and the financial markets. For CMC, he prepares quarterly and monthly commentaries on the U.S. and global economic issues and challenges and provides regular advise on economic trends and policies to a number of investment firms and financial institutions across the country. He also provides frequent insights to news and TV media outlets throughout the region and around the country.

Prior to joining the United Nations in 2003, Abdur Chowdhury worked for fourteen years as Professor of Economics, Marquette University. He served as the Director of the Master of Science in Applied Economics Program at Marquette from 1991 through 1995. He also held positions as a Faculty member at Johns Hopkins University and Bentley College; and also worked as a Senior Researcher at the Central Bank of Finland and Senior Fulbright Scholar in Thailand. He has published extensively in international professional journals, newspapers and other media outlets on a variety of global macro, monetary and financial issues. His specialization is in the areas of macroeconomy, international finance, and global economic policy. He has recently been appointed to the Academic Advisory Council of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank.

In addition, Abdur Chowdhury serves as the President of the National Cricket League and manages a cricket team in the local Regal League. Chowdhury earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Kentucky and Undergraduate and Masters degrees in Economics from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.