Meet new CEA Krishnamurthy- ISB professor, note ban supporter and more

Subramanian topped his batch at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

The government on Friday appointed Krishnamurthy Subramanian, associate professor and executive director of the Centre for Analytical Finance at the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, chief economic advisor (CEA) for three years.

His tenure will start on the day he takes charge. Officials said he was expected to report to North Block in a few weeks. Subramanian’s predecessor, Arvind Subramanian, vacated office nearly three-and-a-half months back.

At the ISB, he teaches a course on corporate control, mergers, and acquisitions. His expertise is in banking and corporate governance.

Subramanian’s first major task as CEA will be contributing to the process