Ajit Ranade, VC, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

Ajit Ranade is Vice Chancellor at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. He earlier served as an Executive President & Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group and Executive Officer of Financial Technologies India Ltd. and Chief Economist at ABN AMRO Bank. His professional career has spanned academic and corporate assignments, including teaching in universities in India and U.S. Dr. Ranade serves as a Director on the Board of Hindalco Almex Aerospace Limited, a joint venture company of Hindalco and Almex Inc. of USA. He has served on various committees of the Reserve Bank of India, most recently in the committee for Fuller Capital Account Convertibility.