16 Facts About Arvind Subramanian

Arvind Subramanian is an Indian economist and the former Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, having served from 16 October 2014 to 20 June 2018.

Arvind Subramanian previously served as Professor of Economics at Ashoka University and a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Center for Global Development.

Arvind Subramanian was the Assistant Director in the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund.

Arvind Subramanian served at the GATT during the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations.

Arvind Subramanian taught at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government from 1999 to 2000 and Johns Hopkins' Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies from 2008 to 2010.

On 20 June 2018, finance minister Arun Jaitley announced that owing to family commitments, Arvind Subramanian would be stepping down before the scheduled end of his tenure to return to academia in the US.

Arvind Subramanian is widely credited with revamping the presentation of information through the surveys, making them wider in scope and accessible to a larger audience.

From 2018 to 2020, Arvind Subramanian served as a Visiting Lecturer at Harvard University's Kennedy School.

Arvind Subramanian was a subsequently Professor of Economics at Ashoka University, but resigned from his post citing the circumstances surrounding the resignation of Pratap Bhanu Mehta.

In 2021, Arvind Subramanian joined the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University as a Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs.

Arvind Subramanian has authored essays and other publications on growth, trade, development, institutions, aid, oil, India, Africa, and the World Trade Organization.

Arvind Subramanian has been cited in leading magazines and newspapers, including the Economist, Financial Times, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and New York Review of Books.

Arvind Subramanian contributes frequently to the Financial Times and is a columnist in India's leading financial daily, Business Standard.

Arvind Subramanian is married to Parul Subramanian and together they have three children.

Arvind Subramanian's elder brother is V S Krishnan who is a retired Indian Revenue Service Officer and a former Member of the Central Board of Excise and Customs and was a key player in piloting the Goods and Service Tax Bill.

Arvind Subramanian is fond of both Indian and Western classical music, and owns a large collection of music Cassettes.