Ila Patnaik

Ila Patnaik is an economist and professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi. She has previously served as the Principal Economic Advisor to the Government of India in 2014-15 and holds a PhD from the University of Surrey, UK. Born and brought up in Delhi, she studied at Hindu College and Jawaharlal Nehru University and has numerous academic papers in reputed journals for economics to her name. She has also been engaged in policy processes and committees and is a popular columnist in the media.