Dr. Suman K. Mukerjee is an economist and highly respected academician. He has more than 46 years of teaching and research experience in India and abroad which includes institutions like XLRI, IISWBM, St. Xaviers’ College, Kolkata, IIT Delhi etc. He has also been a columnist and member of several advisory boards of the Indian Government as well as the West Bengal Government. He is an alumnus of St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, St. Stephen’s College and Delhi School of Economics. Presently he is a member of State Advisory Board on Education, Government of West Bengal, Advisory Board, Chairman International Marketing and Business Community, Federation of Small and Medium Industries (FOSMI), West Bengal, Economics Sub Committee BCC&I, MCC&I, ASSOCHAM, CII(ER). He is also a life member & general council member of Ceners-k, an independent thinking body of researchers on International Development.