Kumar Iyer

Kumar Iyer

Kumar Sabapathy Iyer CMG is a British economist and civil servant. He is currently the Director General for Economics, Science and Technology at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).^[1] He leads all cross-cutting work on international economic policy including oversight of the UK’s sanctions regime. His most recent roles include Director General in the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Taskforce and before that Chief Economist and a Board Member at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).