1. Poonam Gupta, Director General of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a three-year term.

1. Poonam Gupta, Director General of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a three-year term.

2. She has a stellar academic career besides remarkable professional achievements

2. She has a stellar academic career besides remarkable professional achievements

3. She holds a Ph.D & M.A. in Economics from the University of Maryland, USA, and a Master’s in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University

3. She holds a Ph.D & M.A. in Economics from the University of Maryland, USA, and a Master’s in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University

4. She is an alumnus of Hindu College in New Delhi

4. She is an alumnus of Hindu College in New Delhi

5. She is the first woman to head the eminent New Delhi-based economics think tank, the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). She is also a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister

5. She is the first woman to head the eminent New Delhi-based economics think tank, the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). She is also a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister

6. Prior to assuming the position of Director General at NCAER, she was a Lead Economist at the World Bank, Washington D.C.

6. Prior to assuming the position of Director General at NCAER, she was a Lead Economist at the World Bank, Washington D.C.

7. She has also served as the Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), and as a Professor of Macroeconomics at Indian Council of Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).

7. She has also served as the Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), and as a Professor of Macroeconomics at Indian Council of Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).

8. She has also taught at the Delhi School of Economics, and at the University of Maryland.

8. She has also taught at the Delhi School of Economics, and at the University of Maryland.

9. She is widely acknowledged as a top ranking economist in India and a highly ranked economist globally, as per the Research Papers in Economics (RePEC) database

9. She is widely acknowledged as a top ranking economist in India and a highly ranked economist globally, as per the Research Papers in Economics (RePEC) database

10. She has published extensively in leading scholarly and policy journals.

10. She has published extensively in leading scholarly and policy journals.

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