Dr V Anantha Nageswaran appointed as New Chief Economic Advisor

Dr V Anantha Nageswaran has been appointed by the Government as the Chief Economic Advisor. He has assumed charge on January 28.

"Prior to this appointment, Dr. Nageswaran has worked as a writer, author, teacher and consultant. He has taught at several business schools and institutes of management in India and in Singapore and has published extensively," the Ministry of Finance said in a press release.

It added, "He was the Dean of the IFMR Graduate School of Business and a distinguished Visiting Professor of Economics at Krea University. He has also been a part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India from 2019 to 2021."

Dr V Anantha Nageswaran has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a doctoral degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

He succeeded KV Subramanian, who completed his three-year term in December 2021 as New Chief Economic Advisor and demitted the office. His appointment is very timely as the government will present the Economic Survey on January 31 and the annual budget for 2022-23 on February 1.

Dr V Anantha Nageswaran has co-authored many books such as Economics of Derivatives, Derivatives, Can India grow? And 'The rise of Finance: Causes, Consequences and Cures.