Y. V. Reddy

Y. V. Reddy
Reddy in 2006
21st Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
In office
6 September 2003  5 September 2008
Preceded byBimal Jalan
Succeeded byDuvvuri Subbarao
41st Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India
In office
14 September 1996  31 July 2002
Governor
Preceded byR. V. Gupta
Succeeded byJagdish Capoor
Personal details
Born
Yaga Venugopal Reddy

(1941-08-17) 17 August 1941
Cuddapah district, Madras Presidency, British India
Education
Occupation
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2010)
Websitewww.yvreddy.com

Yaga Venugopal Reddy (born 17 August 1941) is an Indian economist and a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1964 batch belonging to Andhra Pradesh cadre. Reddy served as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's central bank, from September 2003 until September 2008.

In 2010, he was awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan.