Nilanjan Ghosh
Vice President - Orf Kolkata & Development Studies @Observer Research Foundation
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Vice President - Orf Kolkata & Development Studies @Observer Research Foundation
Kolkata, IN
I head the various verticals on Development Studies at ORF, consisting of various Centres and Programmes (Centre for New Economic Diplomacy; Health; Macroeconomics and Development; Gender; Development Partnerships; Climate Action and Financing; Development Finance, Food and Nutritional Security, Education and Skilling, Human Capital etc). I also head the overall operations of ORF\'s Kolkata Centre.
EDUCATION
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Ph.D, Ecological Economics
Jadavpur University
M.A (Economics), Econometrics
SKILLS
ABOUT NILANJAN GHOSH
As Vice President - Development Studies at Observer Research Foundation (ORF), one of the world\'s leading think tanks, I head the entire Development Studies domain of the organization operating through its various programmes and centres, apart from heading the operations of ORF\'s Kolkata centre. I have more than 20 years of experience in applied economics, with a Ph.D. in Ecological Economics from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and training in Water Diplomacy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. My interests span across natural resource economics, environmental economics, water governance, commodity economics, macroeconomics and quantitative economics. I am passionate about finding solutions to the complex and interrelated challenges of nature, security, and development. I have advised various international and national organizations, such as UNCTAD, UNEP, WWF, and the Hon\'ble Supreme Court of India, on projects that address these issues. I was the President of the INSEE (2022-24), Director of the Think20 Secretariat under India\'s G20 Presidency, Member of the Global Future Council on Nature and Security at the World Economic Forum (2023-24), and Member of the Board of Country Representatives for the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE, 2024-25).
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