Group Chief Economic Adviser of SBI

• Soumya Kanti Ghosh is currently Group Chief Economic Advisor, State Bank of India. Previously, he has worked at the Tata AIA, American Express and ICRA among others.
• Dr Ghosh has been a co-author in a pioneering work to capture payroll data in India for the first time, both formal and informal, and designing the PMKISAN scheme for farmers and the ECLG scheme for MSME borrowers that have been very successful during the times of pandemic.
• Following his report, EPFO and ESIC has started to give out monthly payroll data.
• He serves as a Chairman of the Indian Banks’ Association’s Economist Group.
• He is also a member of Insolvency Board Committee on Research and Editorial Advisory Board of Indian Institute of Banking and Finance.
• Dr Ghosh is also a member of Governing Board at Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs and a distinguished fellow at Infra Vision Foundation.
• Dr Ghosh has recently been appointed a member of 16th Finance Commission. For 6 successive years ending 2023, Dr. Ghosh has been ranked as one of the Best Individuals in Research in India by the Asset magazine.
• Dr Ghosh is a regular contributor in print media and has also an extensive list of publication in domestic and international journals.
• Dr Ghosh has completed his doctoral thesis from JNU.