Kumar Iyer

Kumar Sabapathy Iyer (born 22 April 1977) is the current British Deputy High Commissioner to Mumbai and has been in the posting since 2013. Kumar is also the Director General - Economic Trade and Investment for Department of International Trade India.

Career

  • 2010: Before coming to Mumbai, India Kumar was the Head of Financial Sector Interventions, HM Treasury and Deputy Director for Strategy, Planning and Budget at HM Treasury.
  • 2008: Deputy Director, Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit

Kumar has also several years working at Boston Consulting Group mainly in the Financial Services Practice

Background and Education

Kumar was born in Hammersmith, London, England to [parents details if you wish to include]

  • Year - Kennedy Scholar at Harvard University
  • Year - Teaching Fellow in International Capital Markets, Kennedy School of Government.
  • Year - MPhil in Economics from Cambridge University, where he was Bank of England scholar and an undergraduate tutor in microeconomics.
  • Year - BA in Economics from Durham University where he was a Deloitte scholar.

Personal life

Kumar was married in Year? to Kathryn Iyer who is a criminal barrister and called to the bar at Middle Temple. Kumar and Kathryn have two children name?


References

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New British Deputy High Commissioner for Western India announced[1]

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