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URJIT PATEL – NEW RBI GOVERNER 2016

- The appointment has been made based on the recommendation of the Financial Sector Regulatory Appointments Search Committee (FSRASC), headed by the Cabinet Secretary.

- Will Be 24th RBI Governor

- Will take over charge from September 2016

- Born - 28 October 1963

- Currently Working as Deputy Governor Sine 2013

Education

 - B.Sc. (Economics) University of London – 1984
- M Phil from Oxford University – 1986
- Doctorate in Economics from Yale – 1990

Earlier Assignments

 - 1990-95 – Economist at International Monetary Fund & Deputy IMF resident representative in India
- 1995-97 – Adviser to RBI for Development of the debt market, banking sector & pension fund reforms
- 1997-06 – ED & Member of the management committee, IDFC
- 2006-07- NRI economic fellow, Brooking Institution, Washington DC
- 2008-09- President and macroeconomic risk assessment for overall business at RIL
- 2009-13 – Adviser, The Boston Consulting Group on energy and infrastructure

- 2013 -   Deputy Governor RBI

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