Professor Sachin Chaturvedi is currently the Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University. Before joining Nalanda, he was associated with the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), a New Delhi based think tank, where he worked extensively on issues of development economics, including development finance, SDGs, South–South cooperation and global trade, investment and innovation linkages, with a special focus on the WTO.

A distinguished scholar and institution builder, Professor Chaturvedi has played a pivotal role in launching several major global and national networks such as the Network of Southern Think Tanks (NeST), the Forum for Indian Development Cooperation (FIDC), and the Delhi Process, a key platform for dialogue on South–South and Triangular Cooperation.

He has been closely associated with several initiatives of the Government of India and continues to contribute to shaping evidence-based and integrated economic policymaking. Widely regarded as one of India’s foremost voices on external economic engagement and partnerships, Professor Chaturvedi is also admired by peers for his dynamism, mentorship and leadership in the academic and policy community.

An accomplished author and editor, he has published or edited over 22 books, contributed chapters to numerous edited volumes, and written extensively in reputed journals. His acclaimed book “The Logic of Sharing: Indian Approach to South–South Cooperation” is internationally recognized as a leading work on development cooperation. He also serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including the South Asian Economic Journal and the IDS Bulletin (University of Sussex, UK).

Professor Chaturvedi has held visiting positions at several leading global institutions, including the MacMillan Center for International Affairs at Yale University (as Global Justice Fellow, 2009–10), Jawaharlal Nehru University, the University of Amsterdam, the Institute of Advanced Studies (Shimla), and the German Development Institute. He currently serves as an Independent Director on the Board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Areas of Expertise:

• National Innovation Systems and Biotechnology
• Biodiversity Conservation
• Intellectual Property Regimes and Indigenous Knowledge Systems
• Food Security
• Trade and Standards