Dr YV Reddy, former RBI Governor has joined CESS fraternity as a Distinguished Fellow on Monday 9th September 2024. CESS faculty and Research scholars will have the fortunate opportunity to interact with Dr Reddy.
Dr YV Reddy was a member of The Palais Royal Initiative on the Reform of the International Monetary System earlier. He was also on the Advisory Board of Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET). He was a member of the High Level Advisory Panel on Independent Evaluation of Role of IMF in Global Financial Crisis.
Dr YV Reddy received his M.A. in economics from Madras University, India. He holds a Ph.D. from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He also holds a Diploma in Economic Planning from the Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1964. He served in Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Government of India and World Bank, and rose to the position of Secretary (Banking) in the Ministry of Finance in 1995. He moved to the Reserve Bank of India in 1996 as Deputy Governor, and then to the International Monetary Fund in 2002 as Executive Director on the Board. Dr Reddy was appointed the twenty-first governor of the Reserve Bank of India in September 2003 and served in that position till 2008. Dr Reddy was awarded the second highest civilian award in India in 2010. He was earlier Honorary Fellow at CESS.