Profile and Biography of Dr. Amit Mitra, former FICCI chief & Trinamool leader
Former FICCI secretary general Dr. Amit Mitra was the candidate against Asim Dasgupta for Trinamool Congress. If TMC wins he can be the next Finance Minister of Bengal. Here you can read a complete biography and career profile of Dr. Amit Mitra.
Apart from being known as an eminent scholar of economics, FICCI chief, as well the chairman of the expert advisory committee appointed by the Honourable Rail Minister Mamata Banerjee, Dr. Amit Mitra has another identity. He is the grandson of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. A candidate against the present Finance Minister of Bengal Dr. Asim Dasgupta in the Khardah assembly constituency, it is looking evident from the exit poll that he is well ahead of his CPIM opposition and has a good chance to win. The veterans are opining that it is actually the lineage of TMC leader Amit Mitra which has given him an edge over Dr. Asim Dasgupta, apart from the brilliant academic career of Dr. Amit Mitra. He also has a vast experience as a professor of economics in multiple universities, directors in several multinational companies and board members of a wide number of companies with international reputation. Here we have given a complete biography of Dr. Amit Mitra. Read more to learn more!Academic career of Dr. Amit Mitra, TMC leader
The academic career of Dr. Amit Mitra has been very bright right from his school days. After his school education Amit Mitra pursued his graduation and then his post graduation in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics (1970). Later, he also pursued a Doctorate Degree in Economics. Dr. Amit Mitra did his Ph D in economics from the Duke University of the United States of America in 1978. The career of Amit Mitra began as a teacher as he has been teaching in a number of universities around the world, such as the Duke University where he was a Ph D scholar himself, and the Franklin Marshall College in Pennsylvania. He continued with his teaching career in USA for more than ten years and has also received the Sears-Roebuck Foundation Award in 1990 which is awarded for some distinguished and valuable contribution in field of teaching and research. Moreover, Dr. Amit Mitra also boasts a vast post doctoral research experience while working as the senior consultant. He has also commissioned a number of research projects of varying national and international importances. In brief, Dr. Amit Mitra is an eminent economist with specializations in public economics, economic demography and industrial economics.Professional life of Dr. Amit Mitra, FICCI chief
Dr. Amit Mitra has been the Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for which he is so well known. He has also served as a Director of IDBI, the Gas Authority of India Ltd as well as the Advisory Board of India Fund, UTI. Since March 2010 he has also been working as an honorary and part time director of the National Aviation Company of India Ltd. (NACIL). From March 25, 2003 to March 24, 2006, Dr. Amit Mitra was the Additional Director of Steel Authority of India Ltd. At the same time he was the Independent Director of the Bata India Ltd. (February 2005 to April 26, 2006). He also illuminated the chair of the Director of Gail India Limited till August 11, 2009. Here is his career at a glance:
FICCI chief Amit Mitra is also the chairman of the expert committee set up by Mamata Banerjee, the honourable Railway Minister of India which from time to time gives advices regarding the financing of the railways, innovative new projects as well as the implementation of socially beneficial yet economically balanced plans. He has also been appointed a member on the Board of Air India-National Aviation Company of India Ltd. He is also a Board Member of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC).
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