Krishnamurthy Subramanian

Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian (born 5 May 1971) is an Indian economist who served as the 17th Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India. Subramanian is a leading expert on economic policy, banking and corporate governance, who was the youngest Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, serving from 2018 to 2021. He has been appointed to the post of India's Executive Director at the IMF, with effect from November 1, 2022 and served their 4 May 2025 .He has been unexpectedly recalled from his post as India’s Executive Director (ED) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), six months before his three-year term was set to conclude. The recall, approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), was announced in an order dated April 30, 2025, and took immediate effect.