Surya Sethi

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Energy Security Initiative

Surya Sethi has served as one of India's important policymakers with responsibility for power, energy and climate change. He was the Government of India's principal adviser for power and energy, and core climate negotiator based at planning commission (2001-2009). Sethi served on the Prime Minister's Energy Coordination Committee and wrote the Integrated Energy Policy of India (2006). He represented India at the UNFCCC, IPCC and other climate forums.

Experience

Current Positions

  • Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore

Past Positions

  • Principal Adviser for Power and Energy, Planning Commission, Government of India
    Core Climate Negotiator, Planning Commission, Government of India
    Chief Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation
    Head of International Projects, Tata Enterprises Overseas

Education

  • B.S. in Engineering (Electrical), Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai/BITS Pilani, India (1971)
    M.B.A., Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad (1974)

Contact

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