Nahrin Rahman Swarna

Nahrin Rahman Swarna is a senior development professional with over ten years of experience leading international trade, trade policy, trade facilitation, and export promotion initiatives. She currently serves as technical director at TRACE Consulting, where she provides high-level technical guidance, oversees research frameworks, and drives project activities.

Throughout her career, including significant tenures with Land O’Lakes Venture37 under the USDA-funded Bangladesh Trade Facilitation Project and as a policy analyst for BRAC, she has specialized in bridging the gap between government agencies and private sector stakeholders to enhance market access and institutional strength.  

Her technical expertise spans conducting time-release studies, implementing risk-based clearance frameworks, and designing critical trade automation systems. Notably, she spearheaded the design and operationalization of the National Food Import Information Management System for the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority, alongside advanced market-access portals for the Ministry of Commerce and the National Board of Revenue. Her toolkit includes policy analysis, budget supervision, and data-driven research using Stata and SPSS to author legal regulations, guidelines, and country strategy papers. 

Nahrin’s extensive field experience is backed by an MSc in Economics from the University of Warwick, a BS in Economics from North South University, and a Diploma in Advanced Trade Policy from the Trade Academy, National Board of Trade, Sweden. She has also completed specialized international training in Business Process Analysis for Trade Facilitation (UNNExT/UN-ESCAP), Trade and Gender (UNCTAD), and the WTO Anti-dumping Agreement.