Michael Patra
Michael Patra | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India | |
| In office 15 January 2020 – 14 January 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Governor | Shaktikanta Das Sanjay Malhotra |
| Preceded by | Viral Acharya |
| Succeeded by | Poonam Gupta (Economist) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Debabrata Patra 29 September 1960 Cuttack, Odisha, India |
| Alma mater | (BA)Ravenshaw University (M.A)Utkal University (PhD Economics)IIT Bombay (Post Doctorate)Harvard University |
| Occupation | Central banker Economist Civil servant |
Michael Debabrata Patra (born 29 September 1960) is an Indian economist and former central banker who has served as the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India from 2020 to 2025. As a central banker he has spent most of his career at RBI.