New Delhi: The government on Friday appointed economist V. Anantha Nageswaran as the chief economic advisor (CEA).
Nageswaran, an academic and former executive with Credit Suisse Group AG and Julius Baer Group, succeeds K.V. Subramanian, who demitted office of CEA in December 2021 after the completion of his three-year term.
An official statement said Nageswaran assumed charge on Friday.
The Union finance ministry wrote on Twitter, “Government appoints Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran as the Chief Economic Advisor and today, he has assumed charge.”
Government appoints Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran as the Chief Economic Advisor and today, he has assumed charge.
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— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) January 28, 2022
According to Moneycontrol, Nageswaran has taught at several business schools and institutes of management across India and abroad. Before his appointment as the CEA, he was the Dean of the IFMR Graduate School of Business and a visiting professor of Economics at the Krea University in Andhra Pradesh.
He has also been a part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India from 2019 to 2021.
(With PTI inputs)
