# Professor Viral Acharya is appointed deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India

1 Faculty News December 29, 2016 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/12/29/meet-the-indian-central-banks-musical-deputy-governor/) -- "At the RBI, Mr. [Acharya](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/viral-acharya) will be in charge of monetary policy and research, according to a statement issued by the central bank. The role has been overseen by R. Gandhi–another of the four deputy governors–since September when the then-Deputy Governor Urjit Patel was promoted to governor to succeed Mr. Rajan."

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