Bibek Debroy Age, Wiki and Bio

Bibek Debroy

Quick Info

ProfessionEconomist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth25/01/1955
Age69 years
BirthplaceNot Known

Bio/Wiki

Real NameBibek Debroy

Physical Stats & More

Height170 cm
Weight65 kg
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorGrey

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • Presidency University, Kolkata
  • Delhi School of Economics, Delhi
  • Trinity College, Cambridge, England
DegreeA Post Graduate Degree in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge, England

Personal Life

Zodiac sign/Sun signAquarius
HometownNot Known (Lives in New Delhi)
SchoolRamakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur, Hassan district, Karnataka, India

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Wife/SpouseSuparna Banerjee
ChildrenNot Known

Family

ReligionHinduism
CasteBengali Brahmin

Career

Major Designations
  • Professor at Presidency College, Kolkata (1979-83)
  • Professor at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune (1983-87)
  • Served at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi (1987-93)
  • Director of a Ministry of Finance/UNDP project on legal reforms (1993-98)
  • Department of Economic Affairs (1994-95)
  • Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies (1997-2005)
  • Served at the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2005-06)
  • Served at the Centre for Policy Research (2007-2015)
  • Permanent member of NITI Aayog (January 2015)
  • Chief of Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) (2017)
Other Contributions
  • Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
  • Consulting Editor of Indian financial and other newspapers
  • Member of the National Manufacturing Competitive Council (2004-2009)
  • Chairman of a Committee set up by the Jharkhand’s Chief Minister for a development plan
  • Authored books, articles, and papers
  • Translations of various epics like the Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, and more
Awards & Recognitions
  • Padma Shri by Pranab Mukherjee in 2015

Favourites

Books
  • Ramayana
  • Mahabharata
Languages
  • Sanskrit
  • Hindi

Some Lesser Known Facts

He hails from a humble Bengali-Brahmin household.
His smoking and alcohol consumption habits are undisclosed.