New RBI Governor Urjit Patel profile.

New RBI Governor Urjit Patel profile.

Dr. Urjit R. Patel has been a Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India since January 7, 2013. Dr. Patel served as the Chief Policy Officer at IDFC Limited. Dr. Patel has experience of over 17 years in financial, energy and infrastructure sectors. He served as a Consultant to the Ministry of Power, Department of Economic Affairs, New Delhi from 1998 to 2001. He served at International Monetary Fund. From 1995 to 1997 he served as a Consultant to RBI on deputation from International Monetary Fund, providing advice on banking sector reforms and development of foreign exchange market. He serves as a Director at Reserve Bank of India. He serves as Director of Gujarat Petroleum Limited and National Housing Bank. He has been a Director of State Bank of India since February 6, 2013. He serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Gujarat State Petroleum Corp. Ltd. He served as an Executive Director of Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd., which he joined in 1997. He served as a Non Executive Independent Director of Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. from June 17, 2005 to December 31, 2008. Dr. Patel holds a Doctorate (Ph.D) in Economics from Yale University and is a graduate of the University of London and Oxford