Shankar Acharya

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Dr. Shankar Acharya (b. October, 1945) is an Indian economist. He is currently the Reserve Bank Chair Professor at the ICRIER.

In 1967, he graduated from the Oxford University and in 1972, he obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from the Harvard University. He was the Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Oxford in 2000 and Stanford University in 2002.

He worked with the World Bank in various capacities since 1971, before returning to India in 1982. He was the leader of the team which produced the 1991 `World Development Report'.

His most significant assignment was as the Chief Economic Adviser to the GOI (in the rank of Secretary) between 1993 and 2000. He was also on the board of SEBI and EXIM Bank of India during the period. His previous assignments with the GOI include the roles of Senior Adviser (rank of Additional Secretary) and Economic Adviser with the Finance ministry from 1985 to 1990.

Dr. Acharya retreated from active work with his departure from MOF in 2000. He has been writing a newspaper column. In 2005, his book, India's Economy: Some Issues and Answers was published.