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'''Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian''' (born May 5, 1971) is an Indian economist who served as the 17th [[Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India]]. Professor Subramanian is a leading expert on economic policy, banking and corporate governance, who was the youngest Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, serving from 2018 to 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prof K Subramanian |url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/profile/Prof-K-Subramanian |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=www.iitk.ac.in}}</ref>

He was born in [[Bhilai]], [[Chhattisgarh]] in a Tamil family. He did his schooling at [MGM Senior Secondary School Sector VI  Bhilai]. He is an alumnus of the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] where he studied [[electrical engineering]] and holds a [[Master of Business Administration]] from [[Indian Institute of Management Calcutta|IIM Calcutta]] where he was awarded gold medal and placed in the Institute’s Roll of Honor .<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Convocation 2021 {{!}} IIM Calcutta |url=https://www.iimcal.ac.in/annual-convocation-2021 |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=www.iimcal.ac.in}}</ref> He received a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] (PhD) in [[financial economics]] from [[University of Chicago Booth School of Business]]. His PhD was completed under the supervision of [[Luigi Zingales]] and [[Raghuram Rajan]]. He was awarded an [[Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation]] Dissertation Fellowship in 2005 for his doctoral research thesis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kauffman.org/microsites/kdf/kauffman-dissertation-fellows|title=Kauffman Dissertation Fellows|website=www.kauffman.org|access-date=2018-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123831/https://www.kauffman.org/microsites/kdf/kauffman-dissertation-fellows|archive-date=2018-12-09|url-status=live}}</ref> He also holds [[Financial risk management|Financial Risk Management]] specialization from [[Global Association of Risk Professionals|GARP]].  

He was a member of board of directors in [[Bandhan Bank]]. He was also a member of board of directors in the [[National Institute of Bank Management]] and the Reserve Bank of India Academy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/krishnamurthy-subramanian-chief-economic-advisor-cea5483274/|title=ISB professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian appointed as new Chief Economic Adviser|date=2018-12-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207145855/https://indianexpress.com/article/business/krishnamurthy-subramanian-chief-economic-advisor-cea5483274/|archive-date=2018-12-07|url-status=live}}</ref> He has academically been a part of the finance faculty at [[Goizueta Business School]] at [[Emory University]] in the United States of America.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/krishnamurthy-subramanian-appointed-as-the-next-chief-economic-adviser|title=Krishnamurthy Subramanian Appointed As The Next Chief Economic Adviser|website=BloombergQuint|access-date=2018-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124523/https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/krishnamurthy-subramanian-appointed-as-the-next-chief-economic-adviser|archive-date=2018-12-09|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/govt-appoints-krishnamurthy-subramanian-as-chief-economic-adviser-for-3-years-3264991.html|title=Govt appoints Krishnamurthy Subramanian as Chief Economic Adviser for 3 years|website=Moneycontrol|access-date=2018-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207154433/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/govt-appoints-krishnamurthy-subramanian-as-chief-economic-adviser-for-3-years-3264991.html|archive-date=2018-12-07|url-status=live}}</ref> He is a member of [[American Finance Association]].  

His research in [[Bank|banking]], [[law]] and [[finance]], [[economic growth]] and [[corporate governance]] has been published in the world's leading journals including [[The Review of Financial Studies]] and The Journal of Financial Economics,    <ref>{{Cite news |title=Krishnamurthy Subramanian {{!}} Economic Survey: Meet the man whose counsel matters the most on Budget eve |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/economic-survey-meet-the-man-whose-counsel-matters-the-most-on-budget-eve/articleshow/73791614.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2022-06-14}}</ref>.

As the [[Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India|Chief Economic Advisor]], Dr. Subramanian authored [[Economic survey of India|Economic Surveys]] on Ethical Wealth Creation for a prosperous India (2019-20), the Strategic Blueprint for India to become a $5 trillion economy (2018-19), and the post-Covid economy using public capital expenditures in infrastructure and healthcare to further counter-cyclical fiscal policy (2020-21). His ideas of the use of [[Behavioral economics|Behavioural Economics]] and Thalinomics captured the public imagination.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chief Economic Advisor to Govt. of India - Dr. K V Subramanian |url=https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/chennai/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=www.greatlakes.edu.in}}</ref>