Mr Pradeep S Mehta is the founder Secretary General of the Jaipur-based Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International), a leading economic policy research, advocacy and networking, non-governmental group in India, with offices in Nairobi, Lusaka, Hanoi, Accra, Geneva and Washington, D.C. 

Currently he is also a Member of the CII’s International Trade Policy Council. He has also served as Member of the Board of Trade; Better Regulatory Advisory Group; and Steering Committee on Ecomark; Think Tank on ‘Framework for a National Policy on E-commerce’ of the Government of India.  A prolific writer, gifted speaker, skilled trainer and organizer in the social science field, Mr Mehta has been named as one of the 30 most famous columnists in India. He has published/edited several books and papers on trade, investment, competition and development.