Dr. Abhijit Phukon
Economic Adviser
Dr. Abhijit Phukon is an officer of Indian Economic Service (IES 2004 batch), presently serving as Economic Adviser and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, Government of India. He is the Government Nominee Director in the Board of India Exim Bank and Bank of Maharashtra. In DFS, his work profile comprises of issues related to Cybersecurity, Fintech, Digital Payments, Welfare/ Reservation, OL and Economic Analysis.
Academically, he holds PhD in Finance, Master in Economics, and Post Graduate Diploma in HRD & Marketing. He published a number of research papers on various issues related to economics, management and finance in internationally reputed Journals.
Professionally, he brings in over twenty years academic, research and cross-cutting governance experience in public policy. He brings in domain knowledge and expertise in sustainable finance, CSR/SDGs/ESG, corporate governance, regulatory and compliance, energy & power sector, infrastructure & Public Private Partnership (PPP), international trade etc.
Prior to DFS, he served Department of Commerce, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Corporate Affairs at various capacities including as Secretary, National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA). While being in service in the Government, he instituted large scale reforms and policy frameworks in the economic and social sectors.