Mohammad Chowdhury grew up in 1980s London in a British-Bangladeshi family, balancing a clash of cultures. Driven by a curiosity to decipher the world he grew up in, Chowdhury has worked in over 80 countries and is a leading expert in digitisation, frequently cited by the BBC, Financial Times, Australian Financial Review and the Australian.

Having lived restlessly across four continents, Chowdhury has settled in Melbourne with his Australian wife and two children. Seeking to shape Australia’s, and other countries’, place in a world that is rapidly going through digitisation, he is the Founder of Long Street Advisors, a firm serving clients locally and worldwide. His memoir, Border Crossings, was published by Unbound in 2021, with an Australian edition by NewSouth Books following in 2023.

‘Border Crossings spans remarkable physical, cultural and spiritual terrain, and beautifully distills the push and pull of a life lived between worlds.’ – Waleed Aly

‘His marginalisation in dual cultures ascribed to him allows him a brilliant birds-eye view of both, which he employs in his bid to untangle the cultural mindsets he comes across.’ – Muslim News

‘Notwithstanding the narration of ridiculous, irritating, and sometimes humiliating experiences, the memoir steers clear of polemics, unfolding instead nuanced and even humorous analyses…[and] opens important conversations for people in the West, Muslims around the world, and beyond.’ – Wasafiri

‘Offers invaluable insights into how a modern cosmopolitan navigates the complex and delicate contours of faith, identity and belonging in an otherwise globally, interconnected world.’ – Ekow Nelson, reimagining