RBI Appoints Ravi Shankar As Executive Director To Head Statistics Department
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday appointed Ravi Shankar as its new Executive Director with effect from July 1, 2026.
According to the RBI, Shankar will oversee the Department of Statistics and Information Management in his new role as Executive Director. He had been serving as the Adviser-In-Charge of the department prior to his promotion.
According to the press release, Shankar has over three decades of experience at the central bank, spanning across several areas, including corporate and banking statistics, government securities market and settlement systems, debt management, and surveys.
“Shri Ravi Shankar has a Master's Degree in Statistics from Banaras Hindu University, Diploma in Development Policy and Planning from the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, and is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (CAIIB),” the notification said.
He has also been associated with several committees and working groups dealing with macroeconomic statistics and policy issues.