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Farida Islam, Product Manager, National Mortgage Insurance Corp.

 Farida Islam is a seasoned Product Manager at National Mortgage Insurance Corporation. With over 11 years of experience in Product Management, Project Management, Software Testing, and Quality Assurance, she is well-versed in the Insurance, Financial, Healthcare, and Retail industries. Farida excels in coordinating with cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams and has previously worked at companies such as Kaiser Permanente, FICO, Peet’s Coffee IT, Credit Agricole Indosuez, and Commercial Bank of Ceylon in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is a member of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh.




Farida holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Stevens-Henager College in Utah and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) in Bangladesh, where she also served as the Vice President of Debating Society.

In her free time, Farida loves spending time with her family and enjoys outdoor activities, particularly hiking.

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