Dr. Sandip Ghose

Sandip Ghose, till recently, was the Director of the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), an educational initiative of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). He provided strategic leadership to NISM’s seven Schools of Excellence engaged in Securities Education, Research, Certification of Market Intermediaries, Corporate Governance, Investor Education and Financial Literacy. He also oversaw the School of Regulatory and Supervisory Studies which acts as a staff college for SEBI officers.

Prior to taking over as Director of NISM, Mr. Ghose was Head of Human Resources in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). A central banker by profession, Mr. Ghose was Chief of Staff and Advisor to three successive RBI Governors - Dr. C. Rangarajan, Dr. Bimal Jalan, and Dr. Y.V. Reddy - over a period of nine years, i.e. 1996-2004. He was also the Principal, Bankers' Training College, Mumbai , now CAFRAL , between 2004-2007 where he was responsible for grooming and capacity building of the top management of the commercial banks in India. He has also served as Principal of College of Agricultural Banking, Pune and Regional Director of the RBI, Delhi.

His knowledge of the financial sector and the various job markets combined with his experience both within the country and abroad, provide a comprehensive perspective to institutions in formulating policies on the future of work and organisational effectiveness.

During his career, Mr. Ghose has received several prestigious awards including an Honorary Doctoral Degree by the EIILM University, Sikkim.

Mr. Ghose is Member on the boards of national and international, business schools and companies.