, 40, belongs to the breed of Indian business consultants who made it big in the US. Ghosh is a bit too busy right now as managing director and chief executive officer of LaSalle Consulting Associates, a Chicago-based business advisory firm. He is also the chief executive of Keystone India Business Intelligence Group, a company owned by LaSalle, with offices in Chicago, Mumbai and Kolkata. Keystone facilitates direct investments by foreign investors in India as well as investments by Indian firms in the US by providing industry reports.
Prior to joining LaSalle, Ghosh was the national director of Ernst & Young LLP's economics and business analytics group. He has also anchored many research papers for leading financial magazines.
Ghosh's liking for economics is palpable. He acquired his M A and doctorate in economics from Rice University, Houston, US, after completing his graduation in economics from Presidency College, Kolkata, in 1988. Ghosh moved to the US in the same year and has since been working as a consultant.
What does he think about his home country? Till as recent as 15 years ago, he says, western media considered India synonymous with calamities.
"That has changed," he adds. "Now, India hits headlines in the international press on a daily basis in a more respectful context. The volume of positive news about India has been steadily increasing which shows that the country is gaining importance in the international arena."
India, Ghosh says, is admired in the US for its corporate governance and general banking standards and legal systems.
"The country's capital allocation systems are considered more efficient and transparent than that of other countries, including China," he adds.
However, lack of enough foreign direct investment (FDI) to the country is a concern. "Deficient FDI, however, has helped India grow internally,"he quips.
Ghosh loves to read and write when he is not putting corporates back on the right track. He is settled in US with his wife.
