Pradeep S Mehta, Author & Secretary General, CUTS International

Mr. Pradeep S Mehta (72) is the founder and Secretary General of the Jaipur-based Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International), leading economic policy research, advocacy and networking, a non-governmental group in India, with offices in Nairobi, Lusaka, Hanoi, Accra, Geneva and Washington DC. CUTS was established in 1983 and has completed 35 glorious years. Currently, he is a Member of the CII’s International Trade Policy Council. He has served as: Member of the Board of Trade; Better Regulatory Advisory Group; and Steering Committee on Ecomark; Think Tank on the “Framework for a National Policy on E-commerce” of the Government of India. Among several advisory positions, he has been and/or is an honorary Adviser to the Commerce and Industries Minister of India, Trade, Commerce & Industry Minister of Zambia and to the Director General of the WTO.