Ajit Ranade is an Economist, Political Analyst & Reporter[1] based out of Mumbai, India. Currently he is Vice Chancellor of Gokhale Institute Of Politics & Economics Pune.[2]

Ajit Ranade
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Economist, Political analyst, Reporter
EmployerAditya Birla Group (Chief Economist)
Notable work
  • Life Insurance in India: Emerging Issues
  • Three Questions about Insurance Liberalisation
  • Maharashtra's EGS: Regional Patterns, Scope for Reforms and Replication

Education

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He is a PhD in economics from Brown University.[3] He is a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.[4] He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.[5] He had been Professor ICRIER, New Delhi[6] and assistant professor at IGIDR, Mumbai.[6]

Professional career

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He is the chief economist of the Aditya Birla Group,[7] an Indian multinational conglomerate.[8][9][10] He also served as chief economist at ABN AMRO Bank. He serves as a director on the board of Hindalco Almex Aerospace Limited, a joint venture company of Hindalco and Almex Inc. of US between 2007 and 2011. He was Government of India's nominee as independent director of Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd., from 22 September 2007 to 1 April 2010. He has served on various committees of the Reserve Bank of India, including the Committee on Fuller Capital Account Convertibility[11] and the committee to review FEMA for Individuals.[12] He is a member of the National Executive Committee of FICCI and Economic Policy Council of CII. He chairs the Research Advisory Panel of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. He is a member of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.[13] He is columnist with Mumbai Mirror[14] He also writes at FirstPost, Business Standard, IBNLive, The Economics Times.[15][16][17][18] He has authored several books, namely Life Insurance in India: Emerging Issues,[19] Three Questions about Insurance Liberalisation,[20] Maharashtra's EGS: Regional Patterns, Scope for Reforms and Replication.[21] He is a co founder and trustee of Association for Democratic Reforms which is an Indian civil society group vying for transparency in the politics of India.[22] He was awarded as Distinguished Alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 2009.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Ajit Ranade: Reporter". Times of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Gokhale Institute Of Politics & Economics, Pune". Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ "PhD, Page6" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. ^ "2009 DAAs - Dean Alumni and Corporate Relations (Dean ACR)". Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Who We Are | Association for Democratic Reforms". adrindia.org. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Bloomberg TV India-Views on Budget 2014-15". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Should Indonesia be the I in Brics?". 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ FICCI-IBA MEET: Bankers see financial inclusion as key challenge
  10. ^ Program agenda ftindia.com
  11. ^ Fuller Report Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ FEMA for Individuals Report
  13. ^ "Misys Profit Matrix 2013 Speakers". Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  14. ^ "Mumbai Mirror Columnists". Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  15. ^ "Ajit Ranade - Latest Articles, Top Headlines, News Stories Updates". Firstpost. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Ajit Ranade: Small is manageable". www.business-standard.com. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Ajit Ranade: Latest News on Ajit Ranade, Read Breaking News on IBNLive.com". 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Dr Ajit Ranade: Latest News & Videos, Photos about Dr Ajit Ranade | The Economic Times - Page 1". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  19. ^ Ranade, Ajit (25 May 1999). "Life Insurance in India: Emerging Issues". Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research. Retrieved 25 May 2023 – via Google Books.
  20. ^ Ranade, Ajit (25 May 1999). "Three Questions about Insurance Liberalisation". Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research. Retrieved 25 May 2023 – via Google Books.
  21. ^ Ranade, Ajit (25 May 1998). "Maharashtra's EGS: Regional Patterns, Scope for Reforms and Replication". Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research. Retrieved 25 May 2023 – via Google Books.
  22. ^ "Who We Are | Association for Democratic Reforms".
  23. ^ "IITB Distinguished Alumni, 2009". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.