Akshay Mathur
Geoeconomics | Economic Statecraft | Global Economic Governance | Geopolitical Risk | Economic Diplomacy
- Role
- Senior Director, Asia Society Policy Institute, India at Asia Society
- Location
- New Delhi, DL, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Akshay Mathur
Executive leadership experience in leading public policy institutions, think tanks and organisations. Policy expertise in issues related to international regulation, international financial architecture, global trading system, global economic governance and global digital governance.My aspiration is to build, develop or lead policy research and advocacy for international institutions, multinational corporations, universities, think tanks, social-impact consulting and investment firms, and foundations dedicated to public service.To build institutional partnerships, travelled several times to China, Russia, Germany, Japan, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Qatar, Italy, South Africa, Sweden, United States, France and Singapore. Have written columns for Indian and foreign news publications such as the Financial Times, Economic Times, and Business Standard and has been interviewed by the New York Times, Bloomberg, BBC, Channel News Asia, CCTV, Russia Today, CNBC, NDTV on global trends. Proudly represented India at the inaugural cohort of the Asia Global Fellows programme for mid-career leaders in the field of global policymaking hosted by the Asia Global Institute in Hong Kong in 2017 and the Georgetown University’s Young Leaders Forum in Qatar in 2012Advisor (by invitation) to several Indian and global initiatives related led by G20, BRICS, CII, and member of several delegations (by invitation) with the Government of India to Brazil, China, Russia.Invited to make several high-level presentations to senior political leaders (Argentina, South Korea, Japan), military delegations (India, US, Germany), multilateral forums (UN, AIIB) and business executives (CII)Convenor, chair, speaker and moderator for several Indian and international forums, including those with the Government of India, and also governments of UK, Germany, Russia, Sweden, China, and independent institutions such as Harvard University, Japan FoundationGuest faculty and lectures at various universities, colleges, workshops and institutes including Xaviers College (Mumbai), Meghnad Desai Academy for Economics (Mumbai), Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies.
Experience
Senior Director, Asia Society Policy Institute, India
Jan 2024 — Present · New Delhi, IN
Education
Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst
Bachelor of Science (Cum Laude), Computer Science and Economics
Dulwich College
Exchange Student
Georgetown University
Young Leaders Forum
2012 — 2012
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
B.E., Computer Engineering
1999 — 2001
Harvard Kennedy School
Master in Public Administration
Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Master in Business Administration (Honors), Strategy and Business Analysis, and Finance
The University of Hong Kong
Asia Global Institute, Asia Global Fellow 2017
Mayo College, Ajmer
Class 4-12, Sciences with Computer Science
1990 — 1999
Harvard Extension School
International Economics
Boston University
M.A. (Pending), International Relations
2007 — 2009
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