Dr. K.P. Krishnan

Dr. K.P. Krishnan retired from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) on December 31st, 2019, after serving for 37 years. Through his career, he held various positions in the Government of Karnataka, the Government of India, and the World Bank, serving in departments dealing with agriculture, co-operatives, marketing, urban development and infrastructure, commercial taxes, and finance. He also held field positions such as District Collector Mangalore.

During his time in the Government of India, he served as Secretary of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship from February 1st, 2017, to December 31st, 2019, as Additional Secretary of the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development (2014-2017), Additional Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance (2013-2014), Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (2010-2012), and Joint Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance (2005-2010). In these roles, he served on the boards of corporations, banks, and statutory regulatory authorities.

Dr. Krishnan has also been actively involved in research and academia throughout his government career. He has been a visiting faculty member at various institutions, including IIM Bangalore, ISB, and Ashoka University, and was the Bok Visiting Professor of Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2012-13. He served as the IEPF Chair Professor of Economics at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in New Delhi from August 7th, 2020, to December 31st, 2021, and is currently an Honorary Research Professor at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) in New Delhi.

Dr. Krishnan is also an Independent Director on the Boards of Shriram Capital Private Limited and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited. He studied Economics at St. Stephens College and Law at the Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi, and earned his FPM (Ph.D.) in Economics at IIM Bangalore's 2003 graduation ceremony.