Dr V Anantha Nageswaran Appointed Chief Economic Advisor

The Narendra Modi led central government has appointed Dr V Anantha Nageswaran as the Chief Economic Advisor.

Prior to this, he was a non-permanent member of the Economic Advisory Council to the PM.

Dr Nageswaran is an Indian Institute of Management alumnus, a PhD in economics, a former chief investment officer of a leading Swiss private bank, a formerly Singapore-based consultant and former dean of the IFMR Business School, Krea University.

An avid fan of Carnatic music, Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran has jointly authored, Can India grow? and The Rise of Finance: Causes, Consequences and Cures.

He has also written regularly for Mint and has been a much sought-after expert for business channels globally.

Dr Nageswaran succeeds Dr Krishnamurthy Subramanian as the CEA.