Dr. Vijay Laxman Kelkar

Biography

    Dr. Vijay Laxman Kelkar, Ph.D., is Non-Executive Independent Director of JSW Steel Limited. He was appointed on the Board of Directors in January 2010. He has held several key posts in the Government of India, including as Advisor to the Minister of Finance, Finance Secretary, Secretary of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Chairman of 13th Finance Commission, India, and Chairman of India Development Foundation, in the rank of a Union Cabinet Minister. He has also previously served on several Government Task Forces including as Chairman of the Tariff Commission, Chairman of the Implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act. He has served as the Chairman of NSE, and as Chairman (Elect), Forum of Federations, Ottawa, Canada. He has also represented the Government of India on Global Forums as Executive Director for India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Bhutan at the International Monetary Fund, Washington D.C., U.S. and has previously served as Director at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Dr. Kelkar holds a B.S. degree from the University of Pune and M.S. Degree from the University of Minnesota (USA). He also holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Development Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, U.S. He is the recipient of the prestigious “Padma Vibhushan” award in 2011 for his exemplary service to India.

Research Interest

  Entrepreneurship Organization Management  Global Economics