Dr. Barendra Kumar Bhoi

Dr. Barendra Kumar Bhoi is a career central banker and an economist. He served the Reserve Bank of India for more than three decades since 1984 and held several responsible positions, including Principal Adviser and Head of the Monetary Policy Department at RBI during 2014-2016. He also served as Visiting Fellow at IGIDR (2018-2020), Chief General Manager/Head of the Research Department at SEBI (2005-2007) and as an Economic Policy Expert at Central Bank of
Oman (2009-2012). Currently, he serves as RBI Chair Professor at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.
Dr. Bhoi holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Indian Institute Technology (IIT) Bombay and a Master’s degree in Economicsfrom Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, besides CAIIB from the Indian Institute Bankers. He served as Member/Secretary/Convener for 27 Committees/Working Groups/Task Force set up by the Government of India/RBI. He has published 24 research articles and 7 book reviews in reputed Economic Journals in India and abroad, besides 57 op-ed articles
in leading financial dailies.
Currently, he serves as an Independent Director in a few listed companies besides being an expert consultant to IMF, Institute of Banking Personnel Selections(IBPS), Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), Lynk Global, Guidepoint, etc. He deliverers guest lectures at educational institutions/think tanks/industry associations on contemporary macroeconomic issues, writes special columns in financial dailies; and appears as a panelist on business news channels.