Secretary General, FICCI

Dr. Sanjaya Baru took over as Secretary General of FICCI from 1st September 2017.He has been editor of India's major financial newspapers, The Economic Times, Financial Express and Business Standard. He was professor of economics at University of Hyderabad, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (Delhi) and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (Singapore).Dr. Baru has been Media Advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2004-08) and Director for Geo-economics and Strategy, International Institute of Strategic Studies, London (2011-16).He was Member, National Security Advisory Board of India (1999-2001), India-ASEAN Eminent Persons Group (2010) and the Indian National Defence University Committee (2002-2004).Dr. Sanjaya Baru will also be Secretary General of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), India Chapter; Secretary General, FICCI Confederation of MSMEs (CMSME) ; and Director General, Indian Council of Arbitration.Some of his notable publications include: The Strategic Consequences of India's Economic Performance; India and the World: Essays on Geo-economics and Foreign Policy; Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh; & 1991: How P V Narasimha Rao Made History.