1978, graduate, Indian Administrative Service. Formerly: Special Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Rural Development; Joint Secretary, Infrastructure & ADB, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, played an instrumental role in formulating the Public Private Partnership (PPP) project framework besides other key policy initiatives; Commissioner, Investment & NRIs, and Managing Director, Bureau of Investment Promotion; Chief Interlocutor for the Government of India with the Asian Development Bank; expert, UNCTAD, on FDI Promotion; missions in Sudan, Ecuador, Fiji, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. Currently, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Director, Board, Reserve Bank of India. India's Alternate Governor, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and African Development Bank. Chairs several key committees of the Government of India. Chairperson, committee for rationalizing the definition of FDI and FII; Chair, Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee and the Foreign Investment Promotion Board.