Padma Shri Awardee Dr. Bibek Debroy is a noted Indian economist, serving as the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India. He is also the Chairman of the Finance Ministry’s ‘Expert Committee for Infrastructure Classification and Financing Framework for Amrit Kaal’. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2015.

Dr. Debroy was a member of the NITI Aayog from its inception in January 2015 till June 2019. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the US-India Business Summit in 2016.

Between December 2006 and July 2007, Dr. Debroy was the reporter for implementation in the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor. Dr. Debroy has authored several books, papers and popular articles, has been the Consulting editor of some of the most prominent financial newspapers in the country and is now contributing editor with Indian Express.

His past positions include Director of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, Consultant to the Department of
Economic Affairs of Finance Ministry (Government of India), Secretary-General of the PhD Chamber of Commerce and
Industry and Director of the project LARGE (Legal Adjustments and Reforms for Globalizing the Economy), set up by the
Finance Ministry and UNDP for examining legal reforms in India. Between December 2006 and July 2007, he was the
rapporteur for implementation in the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor. He has been a member of the National Manufacturing Competitive Council from November 2004 to December 2009. He was the Chairman of a committee set up by the Chief Minister of Jharkhand to recommend a development plan for the State. He has been a member of the Chief Minister’s Economic Advisory Council in Rajasthan.

Dr. Debroy has also made significant contributions to game theory, economic theory, income and social inequalities, poverty, law reforms, railway reforms and Indology among others. He is also an anchor for the fortnightly show Itihasa on Sansad TV.