The government Friday appointed ISB Hyderabad professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian as Chief Economic Adviser for a period of three years.
#JustIn | Govt Appoints Krishnamurthy Subramanian as Chief Economic Adviser for 3 years, he currently teaches at Indian School of Business pic.twitter.com/kibnfom9z5
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The post of CEA had been lying vacant since Arvind Subramanian left the finance ministry after a four-year stint earlier this year. “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved for the appointment of Dr Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Associate Prof. and ED (CAF), ISB, Hyderabad, to the post of Chief Economic Adviser,” said a government notification. [caption id=“attachment_5691831” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] A file photo of Krishnamurthy Subramanian. Image courtesy: cafral.org[/caption] According to Indian School of Business’s
website, Krishnamurthy Subramanian holds a PhD from Chicago-Booth and serves as a member of SEBI’s Standing Committees on Alternative Investment Policy, Primary Markets, Secondary Markets and Research. Currently, Subramanian serves as Associate Professor of Finance (with tenure) and Executive Director for the Centre for Analytical Finance at the Indian School of Business. He also serves on the boards of Bandhan Bank, the National Institute of Bank Management, and the RBI Academy. Subramanian has earlier worked as a consultant with JPMorgan Chase in New York, according to the website. He also served in a management role at ICICI Ltd. With inputs from PTI