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Viral Acharya
Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20)[1]
GovernorUrjit Patel
Preceded byUrjit Patel[2]
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology Bombay (B.Tech.)
New York University (PhD)

Viral V. Acharya (born 1 March 1974) is an Indian economist who has been appointed as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He also serves as a member of the advisory council of the RBI Academy and is a member of the Academic Council of the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) since 2014. As of 20 January 2017, he is serving a three-year term as a Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.[1]

Biography

Education

Acharya obtained his Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai in 1995.[3][4] In 2001, he obtained his PhD in Finance at the New York University Stern School of Business (NYU Stern).[3][4]

Academic career

After obtaining his PhD, Acharya worked at the London Business School (LBS) from 2001 to 2008.[3][4][5] Between 2007 and 2009, he was the Academic Director of the Coller Institute of Private Equity at the LBS.[3][4][5] In 2008, he received a Houblon-Norman Senior Fellowship at the Bank of England.[4][6][7] Since 2008, he is attached to the New York University Stern School of Business (NYU Stern), where he held the C.V. Starr Professor of Economics chair.[3][4]

Reserve Bank of India

On 28 December 2016, Acharya was appointed by the Central Government of India as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a period of three years,[2][8] starting on 20 January 2017.[1]

Bibliography

Books

References

  1. ^ a b c "RBI gets its youngest deputy governor post-liberalization, with a record to boot". The Times of India. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Government names Viral V Acharya as RBI Deputy Governor". The Economic Times. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Viral Acharya appointed as deputy governor of RBI". The Indian Express. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Biography of Viral V. Acharya". NYU Stern. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b Govardhana Rangan, M.C. (29 December 2016). "Meet Viral Acharya, RBI's new deputy governor with a music album to his name". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Houblon-Norman and Geoge Fellows". Bank of England. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Curriculum vitae, Viral L. Acharya" (PDF). Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Press Releases: Dr. Viral V. Acharya Appointed Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India". Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
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