Speaker

Dr. Prabhakar Reddy Patil

Dr Prabhakar R. Patil is currently working with Securities and Exchange Board of India as Chief General Manager and he is heading Department of Economic and Policy Analysis – 2.  The department looks after Commodities Derivatives research.  Besides he is also heading Commodities Surveillance Department.  He has joined SEBI in 1997 as Assist General Manager was involved in policy oriented research activities and official publications like Annual Report, Hand Book of Statistics in Securities Markets and Monthly Bulletin. Further, he was on deputation as Director at Forward Markets Commission, the erstwhile regulator of the Commodities Derivatives Market, during the period of 2005 to Feb 2009.  During deputation period, he was looking after risk management at Exchanges, Contracts Approval, and Permission for the regulated entities for setting up subsidiaries abroad and Co-ordination with external agencies.  He was also the member Secretary of the Risk Management Group set-up by the FMC.  Several research articles were published in reviewed Journals and Conferences during the last two decades.  He also has wide experience of teaching at University and Management Institutions. He holds a doctoral degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.