Chai and Samosa Lecture Series: Rakesh Mohan

Guest: Rakesh Mohan

Dr. Rakesh Mohan is Distinguished Consulting Professor at Stanford Centre for International Development at Stanford University. He took up this position on June 15, 2009. Prior to this, he worked as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (July 2, 2005 to June 10, 2009). In the Reserve Bank, Dr. Mohan looked after the Monetary Policy Department, Department of Statistical Analysis and Computer Services, Department of Economic Analysis and Policy, Secretary's Department, Financial Markets Department and also Co-ordination work.

Earlier, in September 2002, he was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank for a period of three years. He relinquished that post in October 2004 when he was appointed as Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.