On April 18, 2026, the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance is hosting Shri Sanjay Malhotra, MPA *08, the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, for a conversation. He will discuss “The Role of India’s Central Bank in Shaping India’s Growth and Navigating Global Challenges.”
Doors will open at 10:30 am; the talk will start at 11:00 am. This event is open to the public and the Princeton Community; registration is required.
Shri Sanjay Malhotra, an Indian Administrative Service Officer of the 1990 Batch, Rajasthan Cadre, took over charge as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a period of three years, effective December 11, 2024. Immediately before this appointment, Shri Malhotra was Secretary, Department of Revenue (DOR) in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, before which Shri Malhotra held the post of Secretary in the Department of Financial Services in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Shri Malhotra has vast and diverse experience across various key sectors, including power, finance and taxation, information technology, etc., and has held key positions both at the State and the Central Government levels, apart from having a stint with a United Nations agency. He was also Chairman and Managing Director of Rural Electrification Corporation Limited. Shri Malhotra served on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India as a Government Nominee Director from February 16, 2022, to November 14, 2022. Shri Malhotra is a graduate in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a Master’s in Public Policy from Princeton University.