Raghuram Rajan

Economist

Birthday February 3, 1963

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace India

Age 61 years old

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About

In 2013, this prominent economist took office as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, having previously held executive adviser positions with both the International Monetary Fund and the Indian Ministry of Finance.

Before Fame

After earning an undergraduate electrical engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and a business administration diploma from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, he completed a business management doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Trivia

He won the American Finance Association's Fischer Black Prize and the Deutsche Bank's Prize for Financial Economics, among other honors.

Family Life

His marriage to law professor Radhika Puri resulted in two children.

Associated With

In 2012, Rajan and economist and New York Times journalist Paul Krugman expressed opposing views on how to improve European and American economies.