Omkar Goswami

Omkar Goswami is an Indian economist and business journalist for Business India. He is the founder and chairperson of Corporate and Economic Research Group Advisory Private Limited (CERG)

Early life and education

Goswami did his B.A. from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, Calcutta University. Omkar Goswami holds a Master's in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University in 1978; and in 1982 he received the doctor of philosophy in Economics from Oxford University for the thesis: "The jute economy of Bengal, 1900-1947: unequal interaction between the industrial, trading and agricultural sectors" under supervision of Tapan Raychaudhuri, the eminent Indian historian.

Career

For 18 years he taught and researched Economics at Oxford, the Delhi School of Economics, Harvard, Tufts, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Rutgers University and the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi. In March 1997 he left academics to become the Editor of Business India, magazine. ^[1]

Dr. Goswami also serves as a Director on the boards of Forbes, Infosys, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers Limited, Infrastructure Development and Finance Company Limited, Crompton Greaves Limited, Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited, Ambuja Cements Limited and Cairn India Limited. ^[2] He is the Founder and Chairman of CERG Advisory Private Limited (CERG -Corporate and Economic Research Group) ^[1]

He has held the position of Chief Economist with the Indian business association Confederation of Indian Industry from August 1998 up to March 2004,.^[1][3]

Works

• The Jute Economy of Bengal 1900-1947: a study of interaction between the industrial, trading and agricultural sectors. University of Oxford Faculty of Modern History. Published by University of Oxford, 1982.
• Electronics in India, 1985-86 to 1989-90: Targets and Policies : a Report. Published by Association of Indian Engineering Industry, 1984.
• Industry, Trade, and Peasant Society: The Jute Economy of Eastern India, 1900-1947. Oxford University Press, 1991. ISBN 0195627016.
• Policy reform in India, by Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Rakesh Mohan, Omkar Goswami, Charles Oman. Published by Development Centre, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1996.
• Corporate bankruptcy in India: a comparative perspective. Published by OCDE.

Further reading

• Omkar Goswami articles at Business World
• Omkar Goswami articles at Outlook

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Dr. Omkar Goswami - Independent Director Infosys
2. ^ Omkar Goswami Profile at Forbes
3. ^ "India business hit by 'high costs'". BBC News. 9 January 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1751099.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-15. 

External links

• Omkar Goswami profile at BusinessWeek
• Dr. Omkar Goswami Profile Hindustan Times

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