My Compelling Story

Urjit Patel is considered an eminent Indian economist, banker, and consultant.He was born in Nairobi, Kenya.His grandfather migrated to Kenya from Gujarat in the early 20th century.His father was also born in Kenya and had a business of spare parts in Nairobi.In 1990, he received his Doctorate in Economics from Yale University.He joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a Kenyan citizen.He worked on the Bahamas, India, USA, and Myanmar desks at IMF from 1990 to 1995.In 1996-1997, he was deputed to the Reserve Bank of India from IMF, and after completing two years of deputation at the RBI; he became Consultant to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) of the Government of India and remained at that post from 1998 to 2001.He learned Gujarati and Hindi only after his posting in India.In 2013, he was appointed as Deputy Governor of the RBI and headed a committee on Monetary Policy Reform.