Prof Nagesh Kumar is Director of the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), a New Delhi-based public-funded policy think-tank. During 2009-April 2021, he served as Director at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Bangkok, holding several senior management roles including its Chief Economist, Division Director, and Head, South Asia Office. During 2002-2009, Dr Kumar was the Director-General of the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), a New Delhi-based policy think-tank of the Government of India. During 1993-98, he served as an Economist at UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, the Netherlands. A PhD from Delhi School of Economics, Dr Kumar is recipient of the Exim Bank's first International Trade Research Award and GDN’s Research Medal. He tweets @nagehkum