Sushil Baldev Wadhwani (born 7 December 1959) is a British economist who was a member of the

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from June 1999 to May 2002. Wadhwani was educated at Mayo College,

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, in India and at Stanmore Sixth Form College in the UK. He then studied economics at the

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(LSE), where he received BSc, MSc and PhD degrees. While studying for his doctorate he was appointed to a lectureship at the LSE, and remained there for a further eight years until leaving to join

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as its Director of Equity Strategy. Wadhwani is also the founder and chief investment officer o
PGIM Wadhwani (formerly Wadhwani Asset Management)
He was hired as an economic advisor to the Chancellor of the Exchequer,

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, in 2022.

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1959 births Living people British people of Sindhi descent Goldman Sachs people Commanders of the Order of the British Empire British hedge fund managers British businesspeople of Indian descent Monetary Policy Committee members {{UK-business-bio-1950s-stub