Ajit Ranade Explained

Ajit Ranade
Occupation:Economist, Political analyst, Reporter
Alma Mater:
Employer:Aditya Birla Group (Chief Economist)

Ajit Ranade is an economist, political analyst and reporter[1] based out of Mumbai, India. Currently he is Vice Chancellor of Gokhale Institute Of Politics & Economics Pune.[2]

Education

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ajit Ranade: Reporter. Times of India. 10 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Gokhale Institute Of Politics & Economics, Pune. 10 February 2022.
  3. Web site: PhD, Page6 . 8 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131030111934/https://research.brown.edu/pdf/1106970002.pdf . 30 October 2013 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2009 DAAs - Dean Alumni and Corporate Relations (Dean ACR) . 8 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130318180349/http://www.alumni.iitb.ac.in/daa_award_2009.aspx . 18 March 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Stocks. 25 May 2023. Bloomberg.com. 25 May 2023.
  6. Web site: Who We Are | Association for Democratic Reforms. adrindia.org. 25 May 2023.
  7. Web site: Bloomberg TV India-Views on Budget 2014-15. 25 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Should Indonesia be the I in Brics?. 25 March 2013. 25 May 2023. www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. http://www.ftindia.com/ticker/images/ficci-15.htm FICCI-IBA MEET: Bankers see financial inclusion as key challenge
  10. http://www.ftindia.com//FTUploads/EventList/2006/7/Program_Agenda_Foreign%20Ex_Mk.pdf Program agenda
  11. http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/PublicationReport/Pdfs/72250.pdf Fuller Report
  12. http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/PublicationReport/Pdfs/SUC090811_F.pdf FEMA for Individuals Report
  13. Web site: Misys Profit Matrix 2013 Speakers . 8 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140809090446/http://bluamoeba.com/misys_profit_matrix/speakers.php . 9 August 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  14. Web site: Mumbai Mirror Columnists . 8 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130426003549/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=section&func=main&sectid=20 . 26 April 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  15. Web site: Ajit Ranade - Latest Articles, Top Headlines, News Stories Updates. Firstpost. 25 May 2023.
  16. Web site: Ajit Ranade: Small is manageable. 22 November 2011. www.business-standard.com. 25 May 2023.
  17. Web site: Ajit Ranade: Latest News on Ajit Ranade, Read Breaking News on IBNLive.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20140730025525/http://ibnlive.in.com/byline/Ajit-Ranade.html. dead. 2014-07-30. 30 July 2014. 25 May 2023.
  18. Web site: Dr Ajit Ranade: Latest News & Videos, Photos about Dr Ajit Ranade | The Economic Times - Page 1. The Economic Times. 25 May 2023.
  19. Web site: Life Insurance in India: Emerging Issues. Ajit. Ranade. 25 May 1999. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research. 25 May 2023. Google Books.
  20. Web site: Three Questions about Insurance Liberalisation. Ajit. Ranade. 25 May 1999. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research. 25 May 2023. Google Books.
  21. Web site: Maharashtra's EGS: Regional Patterns, Scope for Reforms and Replication. Ajit. Ranade. 25 May 1998. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research. 25 May 2023. Google Books.
  22. Web site: Who We Are | Association for Democratic Reforms .
  23. Web site: IITB Distinguished Alumni, 2009 . 25 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140325102813/http://www.iitb.ac.in/News_09/FD_09.html . 25 March 2014 . dead . dmy-all .