Ila Patnaik

Ila Patnaik

Founder, AccioPix  ·  Chief Economist @ Aditya Birla Group  ·  Former Principal Economic Advisor to GoI

Economist with extensive experience in academia, government, and the private sector. Former Professor at NIPFP and Principal Economic Advisor to the Government of India (2014-2015). Specializes in open economy macroeconomics and financial sector policy.

Notable Publications

Professional Experience

Current

Chief Economist

Aditya Birla Group

2015 – Present

Professor

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)

2014 – 2015

Principal Economic Advisor

Ministry of Finance, Government of India

2004 – 2006

Economics Editor

The Indian Express

2002 – 2004

Senior Fellow

ICRIER

Education

1996

Ph.D. in Economics

University of Surrey, UK

1989

M.Phil. in Economics

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

1987

M.A. in Economics

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

Expertise

Macroeconomics Financial Policy Monetary Policy Public Finance Capital Account Liberalisation

Languages

English Hindi