A. EDUCATION

1. Ph. D, Economics, Harvard University, USA

2. MA, Economics, Harvard University, USA

3. BS, Engineering, California Institute of Technology, USA

4. B.Sc, Physics Honours, St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, India

5. ISC, Science etc., Doon School, Dehra Dun, U.P. India

B. EXPERIENCE[1]

1. Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (current).

1a Affiliate Professor (and Distinguished Senior Fellow), George Mason University (School of Public Policy-CEE)

2. Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India

2a. Member of the Board of Governors, Centre for Policy Research , New Delhi (current).

2b. Member of the Board of Governors, Research & Information Systems, New Delhi

2c. Member of the Board of Directors, EXIM Bank, Mumbai, India

3. Principal Advisor, Planning Commission, Govt of India, New Delhi

3a. Chairman, Board of Trustees, SBI Mutual Fund, Mumbai, India.

3b. Director, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Mumbai, India.

4. Member, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), New Delhi, India

5. Director & Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, India.

6. Advisor (Development Policy), Planning Commission, Govt of India, New Delhi.

6a. +Advisor (PEO), Planning Commission, GOI, New Delhi

7. Senior Advisor/Senior Economic Advisor, (Reveue/DEA), Finance Ministry.

7a. Acting Chief Economic Advisor, DEA, Finance Ministry, GOI.

7b. Member, SEBI Appellate Tribunal.

7c. Member, Depositories Act Appellate Tribunal..

7d. Director, Punjab National Bank, New Delhi, India

8. Advisor to Finance Minister/Advisor (PP), Finance Ministry.

8a. Director, Allahabad Bank, Calcutta, India.

8b. Trustee, Unit Trust of India

9. Economic Advisor (Development Policy Research), Planning Commission.

9a. +Advisor (International Economics), Planning Commission.

10. Senior Economist, World Bank, Washington DC, USA.

10a. Acting Division Chief, Public Economics Division, DED, World Bank , USA

C. GOI COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS

Have been a member of over 66 official committees, working groups, technical groups, expert groups and steering groups in the last eighteen years and actively participated in and contributed to the work of at least 50 of these. Was chairmen or member secretary of about 9 of these.

D. AWARDS

Recipient of “Seva Ratna” Award from The Centenarian Trust (Regd.), Chennai for outstanding, knowledge-based contributions to economic policies and programs, Chennai, January 18, 2004.

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