Kaleem Chattha

High-performing professional with integrity and leadership skills. Applies knowledge and abilities to positively impact the organization. Flexible in different situations and dynamic conditions. Works great under extreme stress and deadlines.

Determining Expected Cost and Premium Rates in Margin Protection Crop Insurance, FSA87- Agricultural and Natural Resources, Division of Agriculture, Research & Extension, USDA, 05/2024

• Responsible Conduct of Research, (Ref. No. 57799099), 08/2023
• IRB-Human Subjects Research, (Ref. No. 57799098), 08/2023
• Social Innovation in Rural Areas, 04/2022
• Image Analysis Training Courses, 05/2018
• ESG Investing: Setting standards & Conducting Analysis, ( Ref. No. WJXFEENVE95Z), Interactive Brokers (Coursera), 01/2024, ESG Integration, ESG Reporting Writing, Carbon Accounting (Scope 1, 2 & 3 Emissions), ESG Frameworks including CPD, GRI, SASB, TCFD, CSRD, ESRS and GHG Reporting Standards.
• Business Models for Sustainability, ( Ref. No. YTTVZ8A8NM5K), Copenhagen Business School (Coursera), 01/2024, Circular Economy, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Consumption & Production, and Waste Management.
• Taking On the Climate Crisis with Social Change, Future Learn, 05/2022, Climate change, global warming, carbon footprints, carbon credits, nature-based solutions, and net zero.

• Fluent in English
• Punjabi, Urdu & Saraiki – Native

• U.S. Margin Protection Crop Insurance & Input Price Risk, University of Arkansas, 08/2023, Present, Mitigation of input price risk using margin protection crop insurance. Applied Stochastic simulation to generate expected prices using historical RMA & NASS data. Analysing through Monte Carlo simulation by leveraging a copula function to simulate margin losses.
• Policy Analysis of the Ukrainian Wheat Ban & War-related Production Decline, 10/2023, 12/2023, Using GAMS to simulate the impact ban & production decline on global wheat prices.
• Land Use Changes of Agrarian Lands to Housing Schemes & its Impact on Socio-Ecological Services, 02/2023, 06/2023, Using Ostrom’s SES framework to identify the drivers behind land use. Measuring impacts on Socio-ecological services in Lahore.

• Social Chair, Agricultural Economics Graduate Student Association, University of Arkansas, USA, 11/2023, 05/2024, Fostered strong working & professional relationships among graduate students and the faculty., Connected Industry with graduate students.
• Society President, UET Debating Society, UET Lahore, Pakistan, 05/2014, 05/2015, One of the oldest debating clubs in the country, established in 1958.

• Atlantis Scholarship, $26000 to pursue master’s as a first-ever student from Pakistan, 08/2023, 05/2024
• Erasmus Mundus Scholar, $14,688 by the European Union for pursuing an M.Sc. degree, 09/2022, 07/2023
• Professor Dr Tanvir Iqbal Qayyum Gold Medal UET, Lahore, Pakistan, 11/2015
• University Roll of Honor for Debates, 05/2014

References will be provided if required.

• Reading, Movies, Walk and Cricket.