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University of Hyderabad
Gachibowli, Central University P O
Hyderabad – 500046, India

Y.V. Reddy

Professor Emeritus, University of Hyderabad

Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy better known as Y.V. Reddy, is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who served as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (India’s central bank) from September 6th, 2003 until September 5th, 2008. Reddy has worked on piloting a calibrated approach to financial sector reforms. He is widely consulted on many financial issues by institutions both in India as well as the world over. Reddy received his M.A. in economics from Madras University Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College Mylapore, India. He holds a Ph.D. from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He holds a Diploma in Economic Planning from the Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands.

Issues: Anti-Trust Regulations, Bank Bail Out, Bank Bonuses, Banking and Finance, Budget and Tax Policy, Developing Economies, Discretionary Spending, Efficient Government, Fannie/Freddie, Federal Budget, Financial Markets, Globalization, Government Investment, Housing Market Collapse, International Competition, Monetary Policy, Municipal/State Budgets, National Debt, Off Shore Tax Shelters, Payroll Taxes, Privatization, Ratings Agencies, Securitization, Social Insurance, Too Big To Fail, Trade, Unfunded Mandates

Experience:

• Honorary Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science
• Advisory Board, Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)
• International Advisory Board, Columbia Program on Indian Economic Policies
• Chairman, Bank for International Settlements, Asian Consultative Council, 2007-2009
• Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, 2003-2008
• Executive Director for India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan, International Monetary Fund, 2002
• Chairperson, SAARCFINANCE
• Secretary (Banking), Ministry of Finance and Principal Secretary in Government of Andhra Pradesh