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Dr. Ajit Ratnakar Joshi Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India
Dr. Ajit Ratnakar Joshi is the Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India (effective March 03, 2025). Prior to being promoted as ED, Dr. Joshi was serving as Principal Adviser in Department of Statistics and Information Management.
Dr. Joshi has experience of over three decades in the areas of statistics, information technology, and cyber risk management. He also served as member of faculty at the Institute of Development and Research in Banking Technology, Hyderabad. He has also served as member of several committees and working groups relating to compilation of macroeconomic statistics and policy issues.
As Executive Director, Dr. Joshi will look after Department of Statistics and Information Management and Financial Stability Department.
Dr. Joshi has a master’s degree in statistics from Nagpur University, Ph.D. in monetary economics from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Diploma in Development Policy and Planning from the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi and is a certified associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (CAIIB).
