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Ruchir Agarwal


Bio: Ruchir Agarwal is Co-Founder and President of the Global Talent Fund, Director of the Raj Center at SIPA, Columbia University, and M-RCBG Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Previously, he spent over a decade at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), working across emerging markets, advanced economies, and global issues. He created and implemented the $50 billion IMF Pandemic Plan as the Head of the IMF Global Health & Pandemic Response Task Force. 

He is an advisor to the IMF, World Bank, WHO, and UNDP, and is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development. He has also served as a Senior Advisor to the G20 Finance Health Task Force and as an Executive Fellow at the Yale School of Management. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.


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Twitter@RuchirAgar

Email: ruchir@agarwal.org


Talent Initiatives

Global Talent Fund

The Global Talent Fund (GTF) supports exceptional young talent, particularly those who excel early but face challenges that limit their full potential. Recognizing that such talent often drives innovation and scientific breakthroughs, GTF is committed to creating the opportunities these individuals need to flourish. The Global Talent Lab (GTL) serving as the research arm of GTF.