Rajiv Kumar Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Economist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	06/07/1951
Age	74 years
Birthplace	Not Known

Physical Stats & More

Height	5’ 7”
Weight	70 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

Oxford University	DPhil in economics
Lucknow University	Ph.D

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kayastha
Hobbies	Listening old Hindi Songs Reading Writing

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Spouse	Vineeta Shanker (Entrepreneur)
Children	Not Known

Family

Spouse	Vineeta Shanker (Entrepreneur)
Children	Not Known

Career

Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog (2017)	On 5th August 2017, named the new Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog
Secretary General of FICCI	Served as Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Other Positions	Director & Chief Executive of ICRIER Chief Economist of CII Positions held at ADB, Ministries of Industries and Finance
Other Directorships	RBI Nominee Director of National Housing Bank Independent Director of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited Part-Time Director at RBI
Other Roles	Chancellor of Gokhale Institute of Economics and Politics Founding Director of Pahle India Foundation On boards of several international and national institutions
Other Contributions	Member of Government of India’s National Security Advisory Board Senior Fellow at Centre for Policy Research
Authorship	Author of several books on the Indian economy and India’s national security

Favourites

Favourite Politicians	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Narendra Modi

Some Lesser Known Facts

Abstains from smoking.
Abstains from consuming alcohol.
Recognized as a notable Economist.
Has authored multiple books on the Indian economy and national security.