Quick Info
| Profession | Economist |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 01/03/1974 |
| Age | 52 years |
| Birthplace | Not Known |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 178 cm |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Bachelor degree | Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Mumbai in 1995 |
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| PhD | Finance from NYU-Stern in 2001 |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Wife | Manjiree (lives in the US) |
| Children | Siddhant (lives in the US) |
Career
| C.V. Starr Professor of Economics in the Department of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business | |
| Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (23/01/2017 to 23/07/2019), in charge of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets, Financial Stability, and Research | |
| Director of Doctoral Education at NYU Stern | |
| Advisor of the NYU Stern Henry Kaufman Initiative on Financial History | |
| Resident Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Sep 2022-Jan 2023) | |
| Academic Director of the Coller Institute of Private Equity at London Business School (2007-2009) | |
| Professor of Finance at London Business School (2001-2008) | |
| Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in Corporate Finance | |
| Research Affiliate at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) | |
| Research Associate of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) | |
| Senior Houblon-Normal Research Fellow at the Bank of England (Summer 2008) | |
| Conditional Member of the Climate-related Financial Risk Advisory Committee (CFRAC), Financial Stability Oversight Council (2023-) | |
| Member of the Financial Advisory Roundtable (FAR) of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2020-) | |
| Academic Advisor to the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, Cleveland, New York, and Philadelphia, and the Board of Governors |
Favourites
| Favorite Economist | Raghuram Rajan |
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| Favorite Sports | Cricket, Tennis, and Football |
| Favorite Cricketer | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Favorite Musicians | S.D. Burman, R.D. Burman |
| Favorite Singer | Kishore Kumar |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Born into a family of medical professionals. | |
| 2. Enrolled at London Business School post receiving a Ph.D. in Finance. | |
| 3. Previously led as Academic Director at the Coller Institute of Private Equity at LBS. | |
| 4. Formerly held position as Senior Houblon-Normal Research Fellow at the Bank of England. | |
| 5. Research areas include bank regulations, corporate finance, and asset pricing. | |
| 6. Collaborated on publications with Raghuram Rajan. | |
| 7. Has a strong interest in music and has composed songs. | |
| 8. Cricket enthusiast who played for IIT Mumbai’s Cricket Team. | |
| 9. Founded the local Indian music group Surbahar. | |
| 10. Manages the NGO - Pratham. | |
| 11. Became Deputy Governor of RBI in 2016. | |
| 12. Stepped down from RBI in 2019. | |
| 13. Received the Alexandre Lamfalussy Senior Research Fellowship of the Bank for International Settlements in 2017. | |
| 14. Received the inaugural Banque de France – Toulouse School of Economics Junior Prize in Monetary Economics and Finance in 2011. | |
| 15. Named a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher for 2020-2023. | |
| 16. Known for outspoken views on central bank independence. | |
| 17. Recent research interests include inflation uncertainty and pandemic and climate-change related risks. |