Rajiv Kumar (economist)

Rajiv Kumar
2nd Vice-chairman of NITI Aayog
In office
1 September 2017 – 30 April 2022
Preceded byArvind Panagariya
Succeeded bySuman Bery
Secretary General of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
In office
2010 – 2012
Director and Chief Executive of Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
In office
2006 – 2010
Chief Economist of Confederation of Indian Industry
In office
2004 – 2006
Principal Economist of Asian Development Bank
In office
1995 – 2005
Senior Consultant of Ministry of Industries and Ministry of Finance, Government of India
In office
1989 – 1991
Personal details
Born (1951-07-06) 6 July 1951 (age 73)
NationalityIndian
Alma materDelhi University (BA)
University of Lucknow (PhD)
University of Oxford (DPhil)
ProfessionEconomist

Rajiv Kumar (born 6 July 1951) is an Indian economist who had served as the second vice-chairman of the NITI Aayog.[1] He also serves as the chancellor of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune.[2][3] His earlier stint in government was initially with the Ministry of Industry and subsequently in the Ministry of Finance, as economic advisor during the reform years of 1991-1994. He has wide experience of having worked in government, academia, industry associations, as well as in international financial institutions.[4] He also served as an independent director on the central boards of the Reserve Bank of India and the State Bank of India.

Kumar is the writer of several books on India's economy and national security.[5] He is an economic columnist for major Indian publications and is a speaker on the Indian political economy.[6]

  1. ^ Roychoudhury, Arup (6 August 2017). "NITI's new V-C Rajiv Kumar: A homegrown economist who keeps a low profile". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
  2. ^ "gipe.ac.in – Gokhale Institute Of Politics & Economics". gipe.ac.in.
  3. ^ "Rajiv Kumar - Centre for Policy Research". www.cprindia.org.
  4. ^ "Government of India, Ministry of Finance" (PDF). financialservices.gov.in.
  5. ^ "Modi and his challenges: Leading India on its march to prosperity". www.ideasforindia.in.
  6. ^ "Directors". pahleindia.org.