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Three Indian-Origin Experts to Lead US Federal Reserve Policy Review Task Forces

16 July 2026National

The <b>US Federal Reserve</b> appointed three Indian-origin experts — <b>Raghuram Rajan</b>, <b>Raj Chetty</b> and <b>Asha Sharma</b> — to lead three of its five task forces reviewing the Fed's monetary policy framework under Fed Chair <b>Kevin Warsh</b>. <b>Raghuram Rajan</b> (former RBI Governor, now at Chicago Booth) will lead the <b>Balance Sheet Policy</b> task force; <b>Raj Chetty</b> (Harvard) the <b>Data</b> task force; and <b>Asha Sharma</b> (Microsoft Xbox CEO) the <b>Productivity and Jobs</b> task force. The US Fed, established in 1913, reviews its policy framework roughly every five years.

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US Federal Reserve established 1913 | Fed Chair: Kevin Warsh | Raghuram Rajan served as RBI Governor from 2013 to 2016

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The US Federal Reserve named Raghuram Rajan, Raj Chetty and Asha Sharma to lead three of five monetary-policy-review task forces.

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