LEADERSHIP

Dr. Waseem Ul Hameed
Chief Executive Officer at Research Rise
Dr. Waseem Ul Hameed is an accomplished academic and seasoned professional, serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Research Rise. With a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Northern University of Malaysia, Dr. Hameed has made significant contributions to the fields of business and management sciences through his extensive research and publications in high-impact journals. His academic career is marked by his current role as an Assistant Professor at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, where he excels in teaching, mentoring, and research. Dr. Hameed brings to Research Rise a wealth of experience in corporate and academic leadership, having previously served as an Assistant Manager at United Bank Limited and as a lecturer at Reliance College. His research focuses on open-innovation, banking and finance, sustainability, hospitality, tourism and business performance. He is serving as Editor-in-Chief, Editor and Managing Editor of various academic journals. As CEO of Research Rise, Dr. Hameed leverages his expertise to drive innovation, facilitate impactful research, and foster global academic collaborations.

Dr. Muhammad Imran Rasheed
Head of Journals & Strategic Relationships
Dr. Muhammad Imran Rasheed is a distinguished academic and researcher with an impressive career spanning diverse roles in higher education and research. He holds a Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Business Administration from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), a globally renowned institution ranked 94th in the QS World Rankings. Currently, Dr. Rasheed is an Associate Professor at Surrey International Institute DUFE, University of Surrey (UK), in Dalian, China. His prior roles include serving as an Associate Professor and Department Chair at the Institute of Business Management and Administrative Sciences (IBMAS), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), Pakistan, and contributing as an Assistant Professor at IUB, Lecturer at COMSATS University Islamabad, and Adjunct Faculty member at USTC and Sichuan University in China. Dr. Rasheed’s expertise spans business administration, with a particular focus on human resource management, organizational behavior, leadership, management information systems, and tourism and hospitality management. He has published extensively in prestigious journals, including FT50, ABDC-A*, ABS-4 journals. His dedication to academic excellence and strategic vision makes him a valuable leader as the Head of Journals & Strategic Relationships at Research Rise.