Dr. Rathin Roy

Curently Dr. Rathin Roy serves as the Managing Director of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), in London. His policy interests and research has mainly focused on fiscal and macroeconomic issues pertinent to human development in developing and emerging economies.

He was formerly the CEO of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in New Delhi and served as a member of Prime Minister Modi's Economic Advisory Council.

He has previously worked as an Economic Diplomat and Policy Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with postings in London, New York, Kathmandu and Brasilia. He has also served as an Economic Adviser with the Thirteenth Finance Commission, Government of India.

Dr. Roy holds a PhD and an MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge, an MA in Economics from the Jawaharlal Nehru University and BA (Hons) in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. He has taught at the Universities of Manchester and London.